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Kool G Rap is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Novel, Tragedy Khadafi, DOOMSTARKS, MC Shan and DJ Shadow. Those roots explain a lot about how Kool G Rap arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Craig Mack, O.C., Big Punisher, Mobb Deep and Smif-n-Wessun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into N.O.R.E., Joell Ortiz, Guilty Simpson, Rah Digga and Chino XL, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 67 connections around Kool G Rap, reaching back through Novel and forward to N.O.R.E.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Nathaniel Thomas Wilson, better known by his stage name Kool G Rap, is an American rapper. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time, and a pioneer of mafioso rap/street/hardcore content and multisyllabic rhyming. On his album The Giancana Story, he stated that the "G" in his name stands for "Giancana", but on other occasions he has stated that it stands for "Genius".
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Kool G Rap connections
Kool G Rap grew out of Novel, Tragedy Khadafi, DOOMSTARKS and MC Shan, shares an orbit with Craig Mack, O.C., Big Punisher and Mobb Deep, went on to shape N.O.R.E., Joell Ortiz, Guilty Simpson and Rah Digga. 67 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Kool G Rap
Sounds and acts that shaped Kool G Rap.
Artists similar to Kool G Rap
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Kool G Rap.
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- O.C.artist
- Big Punisherartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Big Lartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Tragedy Khadafiartist
- EPMDartist
- Method Manartist
- Large Professorartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Showbiz & A.G.artist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Jadakissartist
- The Loxartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Grand Pubaartist
- The Beatnutsartist
Bands Kool G Rap shaped
Where the influence of Kool G Rap travelled next.
- N.O.R.E.artist
- Joell Ortizartist
- Guilty Simpsonartist
- Rah Diggaartist
- Chino XLartist
- A-F-R-Oartist
- Freddie Gibbsartist
- Estelleartist
- Action Bronsonartist
- Masta Aceartist
- N.Y. State of Mindartist
- Ready to Dieartist
- Fredro Starrartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Big Lartist
- Club Dogoartist
- Your Old Droogartist
- Postmenartist
- MF Grimmartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Nasartist
- Eminemartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Fat Joeartist
- Big Punartist
- Vinnie Pazartist
- Havocartist
- Rockartist
- MC Serchartist
- Termanologyartist
- Black Thoughtartist
- M.O.P.artist
- R.A. the Rugged Manartist
- Bun Bartist
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