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Geto Boys

Geto Boys is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Willie Tee, Syl Johnson and N.W.A. Those roots explain a lot about how Geto Boys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bushwick Bill, Ice Cube, Boogie Down Productions, EPMD and Compton's Most Wanted, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into OutKast, 2Pac, Eminem, UGK and T.I., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Geto Boys, reaching back through Willie Tee and forward to OutKast. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Geto BoysWillie TeeSyl JohnsonN.W.AOutKast2PacEminemUGKT.I.Goodie Mob50 CentChamillionaireBushwick BillIce CubeBoogie Down Producti…EPMDCompton's Most WantedToo $hortWestside ConnectionBig Punisher

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Geto Boys connections

Geto Boys grew out of Willie Tee, Syl Johnson and N.W.A, shares an orbit with Bushwick Bill, Ice Cube, Boogie Down Productions and EPMD, went on to shape OutKast, 2Pac, Eminem and UGK. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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