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Jurassic 5 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sean Lennon, Downsyde, Company Flow, Black Star and Kool Keith. Those roots explain a lot about how Jurassic 5 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blackalicious, Dilated Peoples, Chali 2na, People Under the Stairs and Brother Ali, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into People Under the Stairs, RIP SLYME, Hieroglyphics, Mike G and Goldie Lookin' Chain, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Jurassic 5, reaching back through Sean Lennon and forward to People Under the Stairs. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jurassic 5 is an American alternative hip hop group formed by rappers Charles Stewart, Dante Givens (Akil), Courtenay Henderson, and Marc Stuart ; and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden. The six-piece crew came out of the Los Angeles venue Good Life. The group broke up in 2007, shortly after releasing the LP Feedback, citing "musical differences," but returned to the stage in 2013 and released a new track in 2014. The members have continued to release music individually.
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Jurassic 5 connections
Jurassic 5 grew out of Sean Lennon, Downsyde, Company Flow and Black Star, shares an orbit with Blackalicious, Dilated Peoples, Chali 2na and People Under the Stairs, went on to shape People Under the Stairs, RIP SLYME, Hieroglyphics and Mike G. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Jurassic 5
Sounds and acts that shaped Jurassic 5.
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