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Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Junior M.A.F.I.A. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sylvia Striplin, Death Row Records, Who Shot Ya?, Aaliyah and ESG. Those roots explain a lot about how Junior M.A.F.I.A. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lost Boyz, Craig Mack, Keith Murray, Naughty By Nature and Mase, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lil' Kim, Aaliyah, JAY-Z and Puff Daddy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Junior M.A.F.I.A., reaching back through Sylvia Striplin and forward to Lil' Kim. 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
Junior M.A.F.I.A.Sylvia StriplinDeath Row RecordsWho Shot Ya?AaliyahESGThe Notorious B.I.G.Lil' KimAaliyahJAY-ZPuff DaddyLost BoyzCraig MackKeith MurrayNaughty By NatureMaseSmif-n-WessunMobb DeepShyne

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Junior M.A.F.I.A. connections

Junior M.A.F.I.A. grew out of Sylvia Striplin, Death Row Records, Who Shot Ya? and Aaliyah, shares an orbit with Lost Boyz, Craig Mack, Keith Murray and Naughty By Nature, went on to shape Lil' Kim, Aaliyah, JAY-Z and Puff Daddy. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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