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Craig Mack

Hip hop
Hip hop

Craig Mack is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Sean Combs, Bad Boy Records, EPMD, Mad Lion and Diddy. Those roots explain a lot about how Craig Mack arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kool G Rap, Naughty By Nature, Lost Boyz, Keith Murray and Method Man, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes and LL Cool J, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Craig Mack, reaching back through Sean Combs and forward to The Notorious B.I.G.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Craig Jamieson Mack was an American rapper. He is best known for his tenure with Bad Boy Records, during which he released his 1994 single "Flava in Ya Ear" (1994), which peaked within the Billboard Hot 100's top ten. The song preceded his debut studio album Project: Funk Da World (1994), which spawned his second top 40 single, "Get Down". His second album Operation: Get Down (1997) was released by Scotti Brothers Records.

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Craig MackSean CombsBad Boy RecordsEPMDMad LionDiddyQ-TipP. DiddyPuff DaddyThe Notorious B.I.G.Busta RhymesLL Cool JKool G RapNaughty By NatureLost BoyzKeith MurrayMethod ManEPMDBig PunisherPete Rock & C.L. Smo…

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Craig Mack grew out of Sean Combs, Bad Boy Records, EPMD and Mad Lion, shares an orbit with Kool G Rap, Naughty By Nature, Lost Boyz and Keith Murray, went on to shape The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes and LL Cool J. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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