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EPMD is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Zapp, Public Enemy, Steve Miller, Kool & The Gang and ZZ Top. Those roots explain a lot about how EPMD arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Method Man, Brand Nubian and Gang Starr, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rage Against the Machine, Redman, Das EFX, Keith Murray and Method Man, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around EPMD, reaching back through Zapp and forward to Rage Against the Machine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
EPMD is an American hip hop duo from Brentwood, New York. The duo's name is an initialism for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referring to its members: emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith. During an interview on college radio station WHOV in 1987, Parrish Smith stated that the name evolved from the original: "We were originally known as "EEPMD", but chose to go with EPMD because it was easier to say." He also stated that they dropped the two "E's" because N.W.A's Eric Wright was already using "Eazy-E" as his stage name. The group has been active for 39 years.
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EPMD connections
EPMD grew out of Zapp, Public Enemy, Steve Miller and Kool & The Gang, shares an orbit with Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Method Man and Brand Nubian, went on to shape Rage Against the Machine, Redman, Das EFX and Keith Murray. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced EPMD
Sounds and acts that shaped EPMD.
Artists similar to EPMD
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with EPMD.
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- Public Enemyartist
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