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El-P is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of A-Trak, Vast Aire, Camu Tao, Trent Reznor and Baauer. Those roots explain a lot about how El-P arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Company Flow, Mr. Lif, Cage, Eyedea & Abilities and Edan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Run the Jewels, Tame One, Aesop Rock and Cage, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around El-P, reaching back through A-Trak and forward to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jaime Stuart Meline, better known by the stage name El-P, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a member of the widely acclaimed Company Flow, and has been a driving force in alternative hip-hop since the 1990s. He is now most widely-known as one half of Run the Jewels. He has produced for rappers including Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Lif. He was a member of The Weathermen and was the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.
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El-P connections
El-P grew out of A-Trak, Vast Aire, Camu Tao and Trent Reznor, shares an orbit with Company Flow, Mr. Lif, Cage and Eyedea & Abilities, went on to shape Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Run the Jewels, Tame One and Aesop Rock. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced El-P
Sounds and acts that shaped El-P.
Artists similar to El-P
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with El-P.
- Company Flowartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Cageartist
- Eyedea & Abilitiesartist
- Edanartist
- Billy Woodsartist
- Brother Aliartist
- Blu & Exileartist
- Camu Taoartist
- Viktor Vaughnartist
- Dr. Octagonartist
- Czarfaceartist
- Homeboy Sandmanartist
- Blackaliciousartist
- clipping.artist
- Your Old Droogartist
- E L U C I Dartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- The Coupartist
- Soleartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Talib Kweliartist
Bands El-P shaped
Where the influence of El-P travelled next.
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Rossartist
- Run the Jewelsartist
- Tame Oneartist
- Aesop Rockartist
- Cageartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Killer Mikeartist
- Evil Nineartist
- DJ Krushartist
- Mursartist
- Prefuse 73artist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Mike Laddartist
- Jedi Mind Tricksartist
- Aceyaloneartist
- Atmosphereartist
- Techno Animalartist
- Das Racistartist
- Alec Empireartist
- Chino Morenoartist
- Zack de la Rochaartist
- The Veilsartist
- Jarren Bentonartist
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