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Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Daniel Merriweather, Marvin Gaye and Killah Priest. Those roots explain a lot about how Erick Sermon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Keith Murray, Def Squad, EPMD, The Beatnuts and Smif-n-Wessun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Busta Rhymes, Redman, Keith Murray, A-F-R-O and Mike Skinner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Erick Sermon, reaching back through Daniel Merriweather and forward to Busta Rhymes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Erick Sermon is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside Parrish Smith & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.

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Erick SermonDaniel MerriweatherMarvin GayeKillah PriestBusta RhymesRedmanKeith MurrayA-F-R-OMike SkinnerKeith MurrayDef SquadEPMDThe BeatnutsSmif-n-WessunMethod ManM.O.P.Craig Mack

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Erick Sermon connections

Erick Sermon grew out of Daniel Merriweather, Marvin Gaye and Killah Priest, shares an orbit with Keith Murray, Def Squad, EPMD and The Beatnuts, went on to shape Busta Rhymes, Redman, Keith Murray and A-F-R-O. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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