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Guru is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Ferry Corsten, Lonnie Liston Smith, Junior Reid and Ronny Jordan. Those roots explain a lot about how Guru arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Digable Planets, Pete Rock, Grand Puba and A Tribe Called Quest, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Big L, Jeru the Damaja, Illmatic, De La Soul and Common Market, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Guru, reaching back through Roy Ayers Ubiquity and forward to Big L. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Keith Edward Elam, better known by his stage name Guru, was an American rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Boston.
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Guru connections
Guru grew out of Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Ferry Corsten, Lonnie Liston Smith and Junior Reid, shares an orbit with Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Digable Planets, Pete Rock and Grand Puba, went on to shape Big L, Jeru the Damaja, Illmatic and De La Soul. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Guru
Sounds and acts that shaped Guru.
- Roy Ayers Ubiquityartist
- Ferry Corstenartist
- Lonnie Liston Smithartist
- Junior Reidartist
- Ronny Jordanartist
- Meshell Ndegeocelloartist
- magnomartist
- Digable Planetsartist
- Bahamadiaartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Roy Ayersartist
- Les Nubiansartist
- MC Solaarartist
- Shara Nelsonartist
- Mica Parisartist
- Zion Iartist
- Dream Warriorsartist
- Downsydeartist
Artists similar to Guru
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Guru.
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Digable Planetsartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Bahamadiaartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Q-Tipartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Slum Villageartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- De La Soulartist
- EPMDartist
- Poor Righteous Teachersartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Big Punisherartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Large Professorartist
- Method Manartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Hieroglyphicsartist
- Big Lartist
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