Big Daddy Kane took to Instagram to praise Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' MTV Video Music Awards performance of their new single, "Downtown." The performance included special appearances from hip-hop legends Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, and Grandmaster Caz, who all are featured on the song. Kane gave his approval of the former XXL Freshman for paying homage to the hip-hop legends and says that he doesn't see anyone else doing that. Kane had a similar message last Friday (Aug. 28) and voiced it via Twitter. He went to say that today's hip-hop artists need to show respect to the legends before they passed away. The full post can be read above and his tweets from Friday are below. If you missed Macklemore's performance at the VMAs, click here.

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