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Blakroc

Blakroc is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA, Mos Def and Nicole Wray. Those roots explain a lot about how Blakroc arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Everlast, Dan Auerbach, Dilated Peoples, Blackalicious and G. Love & Special Sauce, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Blakroc, reaching back through Raekwon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Blakroc is a studio album produced by Damon Dash, co-founder of the Roc-A-Fella Records label, and American rock band The Black Keys, which provides music and vocals. The album features several hip-hop and R&B acts, namely Mos Def, Nicole Wray, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, Jim Jones, and NOE of ByrdGang, as well as Raekwon, RZA, and Ol' Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan.

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BlakrocRaekwonOl' Dirty BastardRZAMos DefNicole WrayPharoahe MonchLudacrisQ-TipEverlastDan AuerbachDilated PeoplesBlackaliciousG. Love & Special Sa…Beastie BoysTalib KweliJay-Z and Linkin Park

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Blakroc connections

Blakroc grew out of Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA and Mos Def, shares an orbit with Everlast, Dan Auerbach, Dilated Peoples and Blackalicious. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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