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Canibus is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lost Boyz, Snowgoons, Killah Priest, Greydon Square and Bronze Nazareth. Those roots explain a lot about how Canibus arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chino XL, Royce da 5'9", Jungle Brothers, Ras Kass and Jedi Mind Tricks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lowkey, Method Man, Redman, DMX and Eminem, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Canibus, reaching back through Lost Boyz and forward to Lowkey. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Germaine Williams, better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-American rapper. First having gained recognition for his freestyling abilities, he signed with Universal Records to release his debut studio album, Can-I-Bus (1998). He has since released 13 solo studio albums, and several collaborative projects with other rappers as a member of the Four Horsemen, Refugee Camp All-Stars, Sharpshooterz, Cloak N Dagga, the Undergods and one-half of T.H.E.M.
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Canibus connections
Canibus grew out of Lost Boyz, Snowgoons, Killah Priest and Greydon Square, shares an orbit with Chino XL, Royce da 5'9", Jungle Brothers and Ras Kass, went on to shape Lowkey, Method Man, Redman and DMX. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Canibus
Sounds and acts that shaped Canibus.
Artists similar to Canibus
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Canibus.
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- Royce da 5'9"artist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Jedi Mind Tricksartist
- Nineartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- Jean Graeartist
- Ill Billartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Killah Priestartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- R.A. the Rugged Manartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Zion Iartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Lost Boyzartist
- Shyneartist
- Cageartist
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