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A Tribe Called Quest is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Beastie Boys, D'Angelo, Mobb Deep, Minnie Riperton and Death Row Records. Those roots explain a lot about how A Tribe Called Quest arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Q-Tip and Mos Def, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Skyzoo, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Monie Love and Queen Latifah, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 130 connections around A Tribe Called Quest, reaching back through Beastie Boys and forward to Skyzoo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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A Tribe Called Quest connections
A Tribe Called Quest grew out of Beastie Boys, D'Angelo, Mobb Deep and Minnie Riperton, shares an orbit with De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and Q-Tip, went on to shape Skyzoo, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers and Monie Love. 130 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced A Tribe Called Quest
Sounds and acts that shaped A Tribe Called Quest.
- Beastie Boysartist
- D'Angeloartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Minnie Ripertonartist
- Death Row Recordsartist
- L7artist
- Les McCannartist
- Tony! Toni! Toné!artist
- Baby Hueyartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Slum Villageartist
- Ronnie Fosterartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Wreckx-N-Effectartist
- Large Professorartist
- Mountainartist
- David T. Walkerartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Dream Warriorsartist
- Sadat Xartist
- De La Soulartist
- Queen Latifahartist
- Monie Loveartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Leaders of the New Schoolartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- Ron Carterartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- Raphael Saadiqartist
- Jay Deeartist
- TLCartist
- Nasartist
Artists similar to A Tribe Called Quest
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with A Tribe Called Quest.
- De La Soulartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Mos Defartist
- Digable Planetsartist
- Gang Starrartist
- OutKastartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Slum Villageartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
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- Guruartist
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- Main Sourceartist
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- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- Public Enemyartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Joey Bada$$artist
- Little Brotherartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Hieroglyphicsartist
- Beastie Boysartist
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlibartist
- Quasimotoartist
- JAY-Zartist
- O.C.artist
- Clipseartist
Bands A Tribe Called Quest shaped
Where the influence of A Tribe Called Quest travelled next.
- Skyzooartist
- De La Soulartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Monie Loveartist
- Queen Latifahartist
- Fugeesartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- Mac Millerartist
- Jack Johnsonartist
- B.o.Bartist
- UGKartist
- Nothin' on Youartist
- Illmaticartist
- Mr. Porterartist
- J Dillaartist
- FanMailartist
- Little Dragonartist
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)artist
- Questloveartist
- k-osartist
- Rock DJartist
- Boomkatartist
- Kid Cudiartist
- Pretty Lightsartist
- HNNYartist
- Boogiemonstersartist
- The Pharcydeartist
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- Danny Brownartist
- Cypress Hillartist
- Matt Martiansartist
- Joesefartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Diamond Dartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Dweleartist
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- Nicholas Cravenartist
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- Leaders of the New Schoolartist
- Jay Deeartist
- Diggyartist
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- Jarreau Vandalartist
- Heltah Skeltahartist
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