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Kid 'N Play

Kid 'N Play is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Salt-N-Pepa, All-4-One and Ripple. Those roots explain a lot about how Kid 'N Play arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chubb Rock, Heavy D & The Boyz, EPMD, Young M.C. and Doug E. Fresh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tha Last Meal, Skyzoo, Tim Dog and LMFAO, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Kid 'N Play, reaching back through Salt-N-Pepa and forward to Tha Last Meal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Kid 'n Play are an American hip-hop duo from New York City who were most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo is composed of Christopher Reid ("Kid") and Christopher Martin ("Play") working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eastmond. Besides their musical careers, they also branched out into acting.

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Kid 'N PlaySalt-N-PepaAll-4-OneRippleTha Last MealSkyzooTim DogLMFAOChubb RockHeavy D & The BoyzEPMDYoung M.C.Doug E. FreshNaughty By NatureRob Base & DJ EZ RockBoogie Down Producti…

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Kid 'N Play connections

Kid 'N Play grew out of Salt-N-Pepa, All-4-One and Ripple, shares an orbit with Chubb Rock, Heavy D & The Boyz, EPMD and Young M.C., went on to shape Tha Last Meal, Skyzoo, Tim Dog and LMFAO. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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