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DJ Flex is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Willy William. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Flex arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chino y Nacho, Khriz y Angel, KD One, Rakim Y Ken-Y and Baby Ranks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into LL Cool J, Eminem, Method Man, DMX and Nas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around DJ Flex, reaching back through Willy William and forward to LL Cool J. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Aston George Taylor Jr., professionally known as Funkmaster "Funk" Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 97 in New York, which was a dance radio station at the time.
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DJ Flex connections
DJ Flex grew out of Willy William, shares an orbit with Chino y Nacho, Khriz y Angel, KD One and Rakim Y Ken-Y, went on to shape LL Cool J, Eminem, Method Man and DMX. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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