The limited edition Rock The Bells Signature Artist Collection pays homage to Hip Hop legends Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, and The Cold Crush Brothers. The collection celebrates these icons through limited edition merch, which is only available for sale from 4/16 through 4/22. In celebration of the launch of the collection, we present Big Daddy Kane's 7 Best Verses.

When Big Daddy Kane appeared on record at the beginning of 1987's widely celebrated "Golden Era," he was immediately recognized as a top tier MC.

His multisyllabic word play, confident flow, and commanding voice placed him in conversations where he was compared to other up and coming greats of this new era. After delivering the classic album Long Live The Kane, it became obvious that he was not only a superior wordsmith and vocalist, but also an all around entertainer with a stage show that rivaled the best in the genre. After seven studio albums, many features, and tours, Kane remains one of Hip-Hop's most celebrated figures.

Check out Kane's 7 Best Verses, and check him out live at this years Rock The Bells Festival on August 5 at Forest Hills stadium in Queens, NY.

1. "Just Rhymin' With Biz" - 1987

This is Kane's first single where he shared the mic with the man who brought him into the game, the late Biz Markie. Kane's delivery, cadence and punchlines made "Just Rhymin' With Biz" an unforgettable maxi single, bundled with "Somethin' Funky" and "Get Into It."

After Biz's classic and comical verse, Kane drops and expertly crafted rhyme: "Well, it's the Kane in the flesh, of course I'm fresh/oh, you thought that I was rotten? huh, I beg your pardon/to me, gettin' paid and gettin' busy fall together/so a man of my ambiance,never/could I be weak, why, I'm rather unique/I got style, flavor, grace, and plus a different technique/that I be usin' and not many can manage/so a brother like me, I do damage/just by pickin' up the mic to go solo/ I cold turn a party on out, and oh, yo I get physical, mystical, very artistical/givin' party people somethin' funky to listen to/that's why the other MC's can't swing long/I stomp 'em out just like I was King Kong."

2. "Raw" - 1987

"Raw" is Kane's breakout single and a fan favorite. If "Just Rhymin With Biz"/"Get Into It"/"Somethin' Funky" didn't paint Kane as a lyrical giant, surely "Raw" made his presence known.

Kane's first verse is one of the best opening verses in the game: Here I am, R-A-W a terrorist, here to bring trouble to/ phoney emcees, I move on and seize / I just conquer, and stomp another rapper with ease 'cause I'm at my apex and others are below /nothing but a milliliter, I'm a kilo /second to none, making emcees run /so don't try to step to me, 'cause I ain't the one /I relieve rappers just like Tylenol /and they know it, so I don't see why you all /try to front perpetrating a stunt /when you know that I'll smoke you up like a blunt /I'm genuine like Gucci, raw like sushi /the stage of rage is what rap did to me /to make me want to create chaos and mayhem /cold rock a party, until the A.M. /I'll make a muscle, grab the mic and hustle /while you stand dazed and amazed, I'll bust a /little rhyme with authority, superiority /and captivate the whole crowd's majority...."

3. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - 1988

"Ain't No Half Steppin'" is the first single from Kane's then upcoming debut album and his first video, just in time for the newly formed Yo! MTV Raps. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" stands as the official "shot heard 'round the world" from Kane, alerting the world that he was here with his incredible first verse.

"Rappers stepping to me, they want to get some/but I'm the Kane, so yo, you know the outcome/
another victory, they can't get with me/so pick a BC date 'cause you're history/I'm the authentic poet to get lyrical /for you to beat me, it's gonna take a miracle/and stepping to me, yo that's the wrong move/so what you on, Hobbs, dope or dog food? /Competition, I just devour like a pitbull against a Chihuahua/ cause when it comes to being dope, hot damn/I got it good, now let me tell you who I am/the B-I-G D-A-double D-Y K-A-N-E/dramatic, Asiatic, not like many/ I'm different, so don't compare me to another/'cause they can't hang, word to the mother/at least not with the principal in this pedigree/so when I roll on you rappers, you better be ready/ to die because you're petty/you're just a butter knife, I'm a machete/ that's made by Ginzu, wait until when you try to front/so I can chop into/ your body just because you try to be basing/ Friday the 13th I'mma play Jason..."

4. "The Symphony" - 1988

"The Symphony" is the blueprint for the modern day posse cut. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G. Rap and Big Daddy Kane created a classic atop a classic Marley Marl track. Kane doesn't disappoint with his still celebrated verse.

"Settin' it off, lettin' it off, beginnin'/ rough to the endin', you never been in/ the mood to groove with the smooth rap lord /like a bottle of juice, rhymes are bein' poured/ down your ear, crisp and clear/ as I prepare to wear, tear and smear, then I'm outta here/ with a mark left that you can all cling /'cause rockin' a party yo, it's a small thing/ I rip many places on regular basis/ and broken down mics were the only traces/ that I'd been there and there at the party/ the mic had my prints, and on it was a body/ so, take caution, I'm not horsin' around in a throwdown, clown, I'm takin' yours son/ so just acknowledge the way that I kicked it 'cause if rap was a house, you'd be evicted/ and dismissed from the microphone/ chokin' on a bone, 'cause daddy's home/ and battlin' me is hazardous to health so, put a quarter in your ass,'cause ya played yourself like a game in the arcade, you need a far aid I'm walkin' the path that Allah made/ I'll attend and then begin to send a speech to reach and teach so just say when/ so I can let lyrics blast like a bullet my mouth is the gun, on suckers I pull it/ the trigger, ya figure, my pockets gettin' bigger/ 'cause when it comes to money, yo, Grant's my ni**a..."

5. "Set It Off" - 1988

"Set It Off" is one of Kane's many uptempo bangers, and he told Rock The Bells that it's his favorite song to perform live.

"That’s my favorite song to perform from my catalog, period," Kane revealed. "If I’m losing energy on stage, or I’m in pain and moving slow 'Set It Off' takes me there automatically as soon as that beat drops.”

"Let it roll, get bold, I just can't hold/ back, or fold 'cause I'm the man with soul/ in control and effect, so what the heck/ rock the discotheque and this groove is what's next/ attack, react, exact, the mack'll move you with/ a strong song, as long as you groove to this/I keep the crowd loud when you're hype/ do damage onstage and injure the mic/ as I shoot the gift MC's stand stiff while my rhymes stick to you like skippy and jif/ feel my blood fist, or my death kiss the rap soloist, you don't want none of this/ supreme in this era, I reign with terror/ when I grab the mic believe you're gonna hear a/ fascinatin' rhyme as I enchant them/ so let's all sing the big daddy anthem/ go with the flow, my rhymes grow like an afro/ I entertain again and Kane'll never have no problem, I can sneeze, sniffle and cough/e-e-e-even if I stutter I'mma still come off/ cause rappers can't understand the mics I rip they sure enough ain't equipped, that's why they got flipped..."

6. "Marley Marl In Control Show WBLS" - 1988

This verse from Marley Marl's WBLS In Control Show is a classic that eventually became the first verse of "Mortal Combat" from 1989's It's A Big Daddy Thing.

"The kiss of death on a rap pick/ then you get a slap quick, so guard it with chapstick/ in other words, protect and hold your own/it only takes one punch to get head flown/ fists of fury, suckers get buried/ cause the Kane got more spice than curry/ I add the flavor down on paper /and nothing could save ya, from catchin' the vapors/ rhymes that'll sting your face like a quick jab/ and I'm rubbin' em in just like vicks sab/ captivatin, dominatin, innovatin, illustratin, fascinatin' motivatin, elevatin, terminatin, mutilatin' rhymes they're worth their weight in/ gold, bold, never sold to a bidder/ they gleam and glitter, you're so bitter like kitty litter/ as for damage, don't tell me what another do/ cause I quote that I'm r-a-w/ so make room, cause fighters are doomed/ try to consume, and make your own tune/ a grave from a casket, a tisket a tasket/ you're rhymes out of basket, boy you get your ass kicked..."

7. "Nuff Respect", 1991

This song is another uptempo banger, which Kane always shined on, showing superior breath control, which isn't an easy task on faster tempos. "Nuff Respect" was a highlight from the soundtrack to 1991's Juice. Punchlines and clever lyrics were on full display on this Kane classic.

"Enter the dragon, as I start, to raggin and taggin' and baggin' all rappers on the bandwagon/ feel the fury of a renegade, where men are slayed /so send the aid, cause I penetrate /bein the best up, with lyrics I dress up, so don't even mess up or try to press up it's better to fess up/ cause if a rapper ever goes too far man I start to screamin' on MC's like Tarzan/ two minutes to clear when I appear/ none'll compare, so take a seat in the rear child/ you gotta understand, you just the man sittin next to the man, sittin next to the man, sittin next to the man and no one prior comes higher/ than the messiah sparkin the mic like a live wire til I retire/ whatever the comp is I burn em like fire with all the blow, I hit em hard like. PI-YOW/ so take your hand and fold cause this is total control and no one grabs a hold/ huh you got somethin to say, before it's told/ if you speakin on me, you better hablo espanol..."