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Chubb Rock

Chubb Rock is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Kid 'N Play, EPMD, MC Shan, Boogie Down Productions and Doug E. Fresh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Vast Aire, Eric Roberson, Shabba Ranks, Nas and The Lady of Rage, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Chubb Rock and forward to Vast Aire. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Richard Anthony Simpson, also known as Chubb Rock, is a Jamaican-American rapper who released several successful hip hop albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A National Merit Scholar, Chubb Rock dropped out of Brown University to pursue his musical career.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Chubb RockVast AireEric RobersonShabba RanksNasThe Lady of RageGrand PubaMC SerchO.C.Kid 'N PlayEPMDMC ShanBoogie Down Producti…Doug E. FreshMethod ManHeavy D & The BoyzNaughty By Nature

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Chubb Rock connections

Chubb Rock shares an orbit with Kid 'N Play, EPMD, MC Shan and Boogie Down Productions, went on to shape Vast Aire, Eric Roberson, Shabba Ranks and Nas. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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