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Afu-Ra is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jeru the Damaja and Gang Starr. Those roots explain a lot about how Afu-Ra arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dilated Peoples, M.O.P., O.G.C., Gang Starr and Smif-n-Wessun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Julma-Henri, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Afu-Ra, reaching back through Jeru the Damaja and forward to Julma-Henri. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Aaron Ocosice Phillip, known professionally as Afu-Ra, is an American rapper. A member of the Gang Starr Foundation, he has worked closely with its members, including Gang Starr, Jeru the Damaja, Big Shug and Group Home.
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Afu-Ra connections
Afu-Ra grew out of Jeru the Damaja and Gang Starr, shares an orbit with Dilated Peoples, M.O.P., O.G.C. and Gang Starr, went on to shape Julma-Henri. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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