◇ image via WikipediaGang Starr
Gang Starr is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Total, Dream Warriors, Redrama, Show & A.G. and Les McCann. Those roots explain a lot about how Gang Starr arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jeru the Damaja, Group Home, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Big L and Mobb Deep, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into J. Cole, Lord Finesse, Felix da Housecat, DJ Honda and Non Phixion, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Gang Starr, reaching back through Total and forward to J. Cole. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Gang Starr were an American hip hop duo, consisting of Houston-born record producer DJ Premier and Boston-based rapper Guru.
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Gang Starr connections
Gang Starr grew out of Total, Dream Warriors, Redrama and Show & A.G., shares an orbit with Jeru the Damaja, Group Home, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and Big L, went on to shape J. Cole, Lord Finesse, Felix da Housecat and DJ Honda. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Gang Starr
Sounds and acts that shaped Gang Starr.
Artists similar to Gang Starr
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gang Starr.
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Group Homeartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Big Lartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Black Moonartist
- EPMDartist
- Big Punisherartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Guruartist
- Method Manartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- O.C.artist
- Large Professorartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- De La Soulartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Afu-Raartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- M.O.P.artist
Bands Gang Starr shaped
Where the influence of Gang Starr travelled next.
- J. Coleartist
- Lord Finesseartist
- Felix da Housecatartist
- DJ Hondaartist
- Non Phixionartist
- Common Marketartist
- The Leftartist
- ZEEBRAartist
- Charizmaartist
- Illmaticartist
- Everlastartist
- Tha Carter IIartist
- Moonshakeartist
- Slightly Stoopidartist
- Monika Kruseartist
- Afu-Raartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Bahamadiaartist
- Krumbsnatchaartist
- Group Homeartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Cypress Hillartist
- Hilltop Hoodsartist
- Pete Rockartist
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