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Guilty Simpson

Guilty Simpson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ice Cube, Madlib, It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Apollo Brown and Oh No. Those roots explain a lot about how Guilty Simpson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Percee P, Dudley Perkins, Strong Arm Steady, Oh No and Lootpack, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Foreign Beggars, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Guilty Simpson, reaching back through Ice Cube and forward to Foreign Beggars. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Byron Dwayne "Guilty" Simpson is an American rapper and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan whose recording career spans more than 30 years. He is signed to Stones Throw Records, and is known for being one of the late producer J Dilla's favorite rappers.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Guilty SimpsonIce CubeMadlibIt's a Man's Man's M…Apollo BrownOh NoSound DirectionsOne Be LoBig Daddy KaneForeign BeggarsPercee PDudley PerkinsStrong Arm SteadyOh NoLootpackGangrenePlanet AsiaOne Be Lo

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Guilty Simpson connections

Guilty Simpson grew out of Ice Cube, Madlib, It's a Man's Man's Man's World and Apollo Brown, shares an orbit with Percee P, Dudley Perkins, Strong Arm Steady and Oh No, went on to shape Foreign Beggars. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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