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Hi-Tek is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chip tha Ripper and Slum Village. Those roots explain a lot about how Hi-Tek arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Rock, Slum Village, Little Brother, Talib Kweli and Dilated Peoples, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cocoa Brovaz, Big L, Phife Dawg, American Boy and J Dilla, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Hi-Tek, reaching back through Chip tha Ripper and forward to Cocoa Brovaz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Hi-Tek connections
Hi-Tek grew out of Chip tha Ripper and Slum Village, shares an orbit with Pete Rock, Slum Village, Little Brother and Talib Kweli, went on to shape Cocoa Brovaz, Big L, Phife Dawg and American Boy. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Hi-Tek
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