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Afu-Ra

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., Smif-n-Wessun, O.C. and The Beatnuts, 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 24 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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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Afu-RaJeru the DamajaGang StarrJulma-HenriDilated PeoplesM.O.P.Smif-n-WessunO.C.The BeatnutsEPMDMoodNon Phixion

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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., Smif-n-Wessun and O.C., went on to shape Julma-Henri. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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