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Large Professor is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Q-Tip, Lord Finesse and Tanya Morgan. Those roots explain a lot about how Large Professor arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mad Skillz, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and O.C., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nas, Mobb Deep, 88-Keys, Roc Marciano and MF Grimm, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Large Professor, reaching back through Q-Tip and forward to Nas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
William Paul Mitchell, better known by the stage name of Large Professor, is an American rapper and record producer. Based in New York City, he is a founding member of the underground hip-hop group Main Source, and is credited with having discovered and mentored fellow New York City-based rapper Nas. About.com ranked Large Professor at No. 13 on its Top 25 Hip-Hop Producers list.
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Large Professor connections
Large Professor grew out of Q-Tip, Lord Finesse and Tanya Morgan, shares an orbit with Mad Skillz, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder and Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, went on to shape Nas, Mobb Deep, 88-Keys and Roc Marciano. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Large Professor
Sounds and acts that shaped Large Professor.
Artists similar to Large Professor
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Large Professor.
- Mad Skillzartist
- Pete Rockartist
- 9th Wonderartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- O.C.artist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Cella Dwellasartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Main Sourceartist
- D.I.T.C.artist
- Showbiz & A.G.artist
- Jigmastasartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- Hieroglyphicsartist
- J-Liveartist
- Slum Villageartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Q-Tipartist
- EPMDartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Miilkboneartist
- Little Brotherartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
Bands Large Professor shaped
Where the influence of Large Professor travelled next.
- Nasartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- 88-Keysartist
- Roc Marcianoartist
- MF Grimmartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Akinyeleartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- Masta Aceartist
- Tragedy Khadafiartist
- Big Daddy Kaneartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Kool G Rap & DJ Poloartist
- Young Disciplesartist
- Organized Konfusionartist
- INIartist
- Mad Skillzartist
- Lord Finesseartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Non Phixionartist
- Termanologyartist
- Illmaticartist
- The Infamousartist
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