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Grandmaster Melle Mel

Grandmaster Melle Mel is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Original Flavor and C.L. Smooth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Eric B. & Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and Big Daddy Kane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Grandmaster Melle Mel and forward to Eric B. & Rakim. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Grandmaster Melle MelEric B. & RakimDJ Jazzy Jeff & the …Public EnemyBoogie Down Producti…Big Daddy KaneDuran DuranCherLady GagaOriginal FlavorC.L. Smooth

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Grandmaster Melle Mel connections

Grandmaster Melle Mel shares an orbit with Original Flavor and C.L. Smooth, went on to shape Eric B. & Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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