[2] Dana Dane's career began as part of the Kangol Crew with fellow rapper Slick Rick, to whom he sounded markedly similar, although Slick Rick's English lilt was actually genuine, while Dana Dane's was an affectation.

[2][3] Dana Dane appeared in the video for Slick Rick's 1988 single "Teenage Love".

[2] His biggest hit in the United States was "Cinderfella Dana Dane", which peaked at #11 on Billboard magazine's R&B charts in 1987.

He released his last album, Rollin' Wit Dana Dane, in 1995 on Maverick Records.

Dane operated a clothing boutique in New York City in the late 1980s and early 1990s.