Show & Prove

"Show & Prove"
Single by Big Daddy Kane featuring Jay-Z, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Sauce Money, Shyheim & Scoob Lover
from the album Daddy's Home
Released August 13, 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:45
Label Def Jam, MCA Records
Producer(s) DJ Premier
Big Daddy Kane singles chronology
"Hawaiian Sophie"
(1988)
"Show & Prove"
(1994)
"In My Lifetime"
(1995)

"Hawaiian Sophie"
(1988)
"Show & Prove"
(1994)
"In My Lifetime"
(1995)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"In The PJ's"
(1994) In The PJ's1994
"Show & Prove"
(1994) Show & Prove1994
"In My Lifetime"
(1995) In My Lifetime1995
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Show & Prove"
(1994) Show & Prove1994
"Brooklyn Zoo"
(1995) Brooklyn Zoo1995
Sauce Money singles chronology
"Hit"
(1993) Hit1993
"Show & Me"
(1994) Show & Me1994
"Bring It On"
(1996) Bring It On1996

Show & Prove is a single[1] and posse cut from the Big Daddy Kane album Daddy's Home. The song was produced by DJ Premier, and features guest verses from Scoob Lover, Sauce Money, Shyheim, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and a then unknown Jay-Z. Though the single did not top charts, it did receive moderate acclaim, most notably from AllMusic's John Bush, who called the song "irresistible" and praised Jay-Z's fast-paced raps.[2]

Samples

"Show & Prove" features vocal samples of Slick Rick from the song "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh featuring Slick Rick. In one verse Slick Rick says "Bust a move we 'Show & Prove'". That line was used in the intro to this song. It also contains a sample of the Grover Washington Jr. song "Black Frost".

Music video

The music video (directed by Lionel C. Martin) contains all seven rappers, as well as Slick Rick (in the beginning) and the Killa Beez (including Busta Rhymes), and Junior M.A.F.I.A. at an unknown location in what seems to be a New York City park.

Notes

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