Veteranz' Day is the seventh album by emcee Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane

Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...

, released on October 27th, 1998. The album came four years after his previous effort, 1994's Daddy's Home. Veteranz' Day received little attention, commercially and critically, and was met with mixed reviews and little sales. It was his first and only album not to chart on the Billboard 200

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. Veteranz' Day was the first and only album release for the small New York-based record label called the Label Records, which was founded by Frank Yandolino. Although it managed to earn a distribution deal with Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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 by way of Joan Jett

Joan Jett

Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...

's and Kenny Laguna's Blackheart Records

Blackheart Records

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, which was acting as a boutique distribution outlet for independent labels from 1998 to 2000, The Label folded almost shortly after the release of Veteranz' Day. The album features the single "Uncut, Pure," which reached the top 10 on the Hot Rap Singles

Hot Rap Tracks

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 chart. There are two versions of "Uncut, Pure" -- the original version produced by Easy Mo Bee

Easy Mo Bee

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, and a sequel version produced by Big Daddy Kane himself, the latter of which was released on the independently released 12-inch single and also featured as a bonus track on the CD and cassette versions of the album.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"		*Interlude*
2	"Uncut, Pure"	Easy Mo Bee Easy Mo Bee Osten Harvey, Jr., better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is a hip hop/R&B record producer, known for production work for late 80's artists such as Big Daddy Kane, but most notable for his affiliation with Bad Boy Records in its early years and his heavy production involvement in The Notorious...	Big Daddy Kane Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
3	"Entaprizin'"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane
4	"Girl Talk"		*Interlude*
5	"Change This Game Around"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane, Felicia Price
6	"La-La-Land"	Easy Mo Bee	Big Daddy Kane, Rappin Is Fundamental
7	"Ole Tyme Bluez"		*Interlude*
8	"2 Da Good Tymz"	DJ III	Big Daddy Kane, Mike Ransom
9	"Fish Tandoori"		*Interlude*
10	"Terra N Ya Era"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane
11	"Hold it Down"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane, Kelly German
12	"Daddy's Theme"		*Interlude*
13	"Earth, Wind & Fire"	L.G.	Big Daddy Kane, Sha-Queen, A.B. Money
14	"Do U Really Know?"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane
15	"Shame-Prelude"		*Interlude*
16	"Shame!"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane
17	"Last Night Episode"		*Interlude*
18	"Definitely"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane
19	"Unda Presha"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane, Baldhead Buchanon
20	"Outro"		*Interlude*
21	"Uncut, Pure (Remix)"	Big Daddy Kane	Big Daddy Kane

Album chart positions

Year	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1998	62

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
1998	"Uncut, Pure"	-	#60	#9