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Das EFX is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Skull Snaps, KRS-One, Check It Out, EPMD and James Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Das EFX arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lords of the Underground, EPMD, Craig Mack, Smif-n-Wessun and Naughty By Nature, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into MC Jin, K.A.A.N., Ice Cube, Lords of the Underground and FU-Schnickens, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Das EFX, reaching back through Skull Snaps and forward to MC Jin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Dray and Skoob. They named themselves "DAS" standing for "Dray and Skoob" and "EFX" meaning "effects". They rose to popularity in the early 1990s due to the duo's stream of consciousness lyrical delivery, which became one of the most influential lyrical styles in hip hop music at the time; as well as their affiliation with EPMD's Hit Squad. Their style combined intricate rhymes, sometimes mixed with made up words, delivered with a fast-paced flow and numerous pop culture and hip hop culture references.
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Das EFX connections
Das EFX grew out of Skull Snaps, KRS-One, Check It Out and EPMD, shares an orbit with Lords of the Underground, EPMD, Craig Mack and Smif-n-Wessun, went on to shape MC Jin, K.A.A.N., Ice Cube and Lords of the Underground. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Das EFX
Sounds and acts that shaped Das EFX.
Artists similar to Das EFX
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Das EFX.
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- Brand Nubianartist
- Lost Boyzartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Method Manartist
- Heltah Skeltahartist
- FU-Schnickensartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Poor Righteous Teachersartist
- O.G.C.artist
- House of Painartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
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- Main Sourceartist
- Chubb Rockartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Big Lartist
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- Pete Rockartist
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