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Dru Hill

Dru Hill is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Carl Carlton, Con Funk Shun, Immature, IMx and Raheem DeVaughn. Those roots explain a lot about how Dru Hill arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Case, Joe, Donell Jones, Tyrese and Carl Thomas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mýa, DMX, Foxy Brown, 112 and Tony! Toni! Toné!, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Dru Hill, reaching back through Carl Carlton and forward to Mýa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Dru Hill is an American R&B boy band that achieved popularity in the late 1990s. Encompassing soul, hip hop soul and gospel music, the group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 by Tamir "Nokio the N-Tity" Ruffin, who served as a member alongside lead singer Mark "Sisqó" Andrews, Larry "Jazz" Anthony and James "Woody" Green. Dru Hill has released seven Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits, and are best known for their singles "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise" and "How Deep Is Your Love".

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Dru HillCarl CarltonCon Funk ShunImmatureIMxRaheem DeVaughnRoachfordWill SmithFaith EvansMýaDMXFoxy Brown112Tony! Toni! Toné!Bell Biv DeVoePlayaBoyz II MenCaseJoeDonell JonesTyreseCarl ThomasBlackstreetShaiBoyz II Men

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Dru Hill connections

Dru Hill grew out of Carl Carlton, Con Funk Shun, Immature and IMx, shares an orbit with Case, Joe, Donell Jones and Tyrese, went on to shape Mýa, DMX, Foxy Brown and 112. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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