High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Long Live the Kane is the debut album by MC Big Daddy Kane, released by Cold Chillin` Records in 1988. It was produced by Marley Marl and established both him and Kane as premier artists during hip hop`s golden age. Kane displayed his unique rapping technique while covering topics including love ("I`ll Take You There"), Afrocentricity ("Word to the Mother(Land)") and his rapping prowess ("Set It Off"). Marley Marl displays a sparse production style - creating beats with fast-paced drums and lightly utilized James Brown samples.