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FU-Schnickens

FU-Schnickens is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Main Source, Check It Out, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Das EFX and Tenor Saw. Those roots explain a lot about how FU-Schnickens arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Smif-n-Wessun, Craig Mack, Shaquille O'Neal, EPMD and Poor Righteous Teachers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wu-Tang Clan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around FU-Schnickens, reaching back through Main Source and forward to Wu-Tang Clan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Fu-Schnickens were an American hip-hop trio from 1988 to 1995, based in Brooklyn, New York.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
FU-SchnickensMain SourceCheck It OutAli Shaheed MuhammadDas EFXTenor SawWu-Tang ClanSmif-n-WessunCraig MackShaquille O'NealEPMDPoor Righteous Teach…House of PainBig LJeru the Damaja

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FU-Schnickens connections

FU-Schnickens grew out of Main Source, Check It Out, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Das EFX, shares an orbit with Smif-n-Wessun, Craig Mack, Shaquille O'Neal and EPMD, went on to shape Wu-Tang Clan. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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