◇ image via WikipediaChuck D
Chuck D is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Eric B. & Rakim, Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, The Go! Team, Lazy Lester and Clyde Stubblefield. Those roots explain a lot about how Chuck D arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Too $hort, Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Public Enemy and 3rd Bass, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Godfather Don, Janet Jackson, Kool Moe Dee, Run–D.M.C. and Ice Cube, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 74 connections around Chuck D, reaching back through Eric B. & Rakim and forward to Godfather Don. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Chuck D connections
Chuck D grew out of Eric B. & Rakim, Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, The Go! Team and Lazy Lester, shares an orbit with Too $hort, Boogie Down Productions, EPMD and Public Enemy, went on to shape Godfather Don, Janet Jackson, Kool Moe Dee and Run–D.M.C.. 74 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Chuck D
Sounds and acts that shaped Chuck D.
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proudartist
- The Go! Teamartist
- Lazy Lesterartist
- Clyde Stubblefieldartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Living Colourartist
- B-Realartist
- DJ Z-Tripartist
- Portisheadartist
- Zack de la Rochaartist
- Immortal Techniqueartist
- John Mellencampartist
- Paul's Boutiqueartist
- Arrested Developmentartist
- Melle Melartist
- N.W.Aartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Big Daddy Kaneartist
- Stetsasonicartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- Dr. Dreartist
- De La Soulartist
Artists similar to Chuck D
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Chuck D.
- Too $hortartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- EPMDartist
- Public Enemyartist
- 3rd Bassartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- Beastie Boysartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Ultramagnetic MC'sartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Method Manartist
- JAY-Zartist
- DMXartist
- O.C.artist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
Bands Chuck D shaped
Where the influence of Chuck D travelled next.
- Godfather Donartist
- Janet Jacksonartist
- Kool Moe Deeartist
- Run–D.M.C.artist
- Ice Cubeartist
- Boom Boom Satellitesartist
- Rage Against the Machineartist
- Anthraxartist
- John Mellencampartist
- George Clintonartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Coolioartist
- MC Lyteartist
- Henry Rollinsartist
- Supastitionartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Utah Saintsartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Sharamartist
- Sonic Youthartist
- Junkie XLartist
- Brother Aliartist
- MC Renartist
- Ta-kuartist
- Asian Dub Foundationartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Lordz of Brooklynartist
- Flavor Flavartist
- Commonartist
- Janet.artist
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