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Black Rob is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Crazy Town, Bad Boy Records, Horace Brown, Spoonie Gee and Doug E. Fresh. Those roots explain a lot about how Black Rob arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shyne, Jadakiss, DMX, Fabolous and Ruff Ryders, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tony Touch, P. Diddy, Petey Pablo, Diamond D and Big Moe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Black Rob, reaching back through Crazy Town and forward to Tony Touch. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Robert Ross, known professionally as Black Rob, was an American rapper who was signed to Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment. He was best known for his 2000 single "Whoa!", which peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Black Rob connections
Black Rob grew out of Crazy Town, Bad Boy Records, Horace Brown and Spoonie Gee, shares an orbit with Shyne, Jadakiss, DMX and Fabolous, went on to shape Tony Touch, P. Diddy, Petey Pablo and Diamond D. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Black Rob
Sounds and acts that shaped Black Rob.
Artists similar to Black Rob
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Black Rob.
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