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K-Def

K-Def is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Pate and Marley Marl. Those roots explain a lot about how K-Def arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lone Catalysts and DJ Ezasscul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into A.D.O.R., Ghostface Killah, Puff Daddy, Cappadonna and Ol' Dirty Bastard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around K-Def, reaching back through Johnny Pate and forward to A.D.O.R.. 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
K-DefJohnny PateMarley MarlA.D.O.R.Ghostface KillahPuff DaddyCappadonnaOl' Dirty BastardDiddyUGKAZLone CatalystsDJ Ezasscul

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K-Def connections

K-Def grew out of Johnny Pate and Marley Marl, shares an orbit with Lone Catalysts and DJ Ezasscul, went on to shape A.D.O.R., Ghostface Killah, Puff Daddy and Cappadonna. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced K-Def

Roots2

Sounds and acts that shaped K-Def.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with K-Def.

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