◇ image via WikipediaLeaders of the New School
Leaders of the New School is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Myka 9, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, James Brown and Public Enemy. Those roots explain a lot about how Leaders of the New School arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brand Nubian, Lords of the Underground, 3rd Bass, EPMD and A Tribe Called Quest, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest and RIP SLYME, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Leaders of the New School, reaching back through Myka 9 and forward to Busta Rhymes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Leaders of the New School connections
Leaders of the New School grew out of Myka 9, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah and James Brown, shares an orbit with Brand Nubian, Lords of the Underground, 3rd Bass and EPMD, went on to shape Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest and RIP SLYME. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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