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Bushwick Bill

Bushwick Bill is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Geto Boys, Compton's Most Wanted, Brotha Lynch Hung, MC Ren and King Tee, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dr. Dre, Mad Cobra, Scarface, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and Do or Die, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Bushwick Bill and forward to Dr. Dre. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Richard William Stephen Shaw, better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a breakdancer in 1986 as Little Billy. He went on to become one third of the most popular incarnation of the group, alongside Willie D and Scarface.

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Bushwick BillDr. DreMad CobraScarfaceKool G Rap & DJ PoloDo or DieGeto BoysCompton's Most WantedBrotha Lynch HungMC RenKing TeeMC EihtC-MurderKool G Rap

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Bushwick Bill shares an orbit with Geto Boys, Compton's Most Wanted, Brotha Lynch Hung and MC Ren, went on to shape Dr. Dre, Mad Cobra, Scarface and Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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