Music

June, 1990

Young Rappers such as 22-year-old Big Daddy Kane worship Sam Cooke. Kane's own influence is beginning to build, thanks to such tracks as "Ain't No Half-Steppin' " and "Smooth Operator," in addition to his work on Quincy Jones's smash LP "Back on the Block." While laying down his third album, Kane took a break to talk about RCA's CD anthology "The Best of Sam Cooke.""It took some aging for me to really understand why Sam Cooke is so great. There's his...