◇ image via WikipediaGang Starr
Gang Starr is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of ESG, Total, Dream Warriors, Redrama and Show & A.G.. 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, Cypress Hill, Hilltop Hoods, Pete Rock and Lord Finesse, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Gang Starr, reaching back through ESG 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 ESG, Total, Dream Warriors and Redrama, shares an orbit with Jeru the Damaja, Group Home, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and Big L, went on to shape J. Cole, Cypress Hill, Hilltop Hoods and Pete Rock. 63 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
- Brand Nubianartist
- O.C.artist
- Large Professorartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- De La Soulartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Mos Defartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Afu-Raartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Heltah Skeltahartist
Bands Gang Starr shaped
Where the influence of Gang Starr travelled next.
- J. Coleartist
- Cypress Hillartist
- Hilltop Hoodsartist
- Pete Rockartist
- 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
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