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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 Shabba Ranks, Nas, Eric Roberson, The Lady of Rage and Grand Puba, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Chubb Rock and forward to Shabba Ranks. 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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Chubb Rock connections
Chubb Rock shares an orbit with Kid 'N Play, EPMD, MC Shan and Boogie Down Productions, went on to shape Shabba Ranks, Nas, Eric Roberson and The Lady of Rage. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Artists similar to Chubb Rock
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Chubb Rock.
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