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Brand Nubian is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Gap Band, R.A. the Rugged Man, Tonedeff, Grand Puba and Sadat X. Those roots explain a lot about how Brand Nubian arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as EPMD, Grand Puba, Boogie Down Productions, O.C. and Main Source, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into KMD, Poor Righteous Teachers, Boot Camp Clik and A Tribe Called Quest, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Brand Nubian, reaching back through The Gap Band and forward to KMD. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Brand Nubian is an American hip-hop group from New Rochelle, New York, composed of three emcees, and formerly three DJs. Their debut studio album, One for All (1990), is one of the most popular and acclaimed alternative hip-hop albums of the 1990s, known for socially conscious and political lyrics inspired by the teachings of The Nation of Gods and Earths. In 2008, About.com placed the group on its list of the 25 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time.
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Brand Nubian connections
Brand Nubian grew out of The Gap Band, R.A. the Rugged Man, Tonedeff and Grand Puba, shares an orbit with EPMD, Grand Puba, Boogie Down Productions and O.C., went on to shape KMD, Poor Righteous Teachers, Boot Camp Clik and A Tribe Called Quest. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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