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Leaders of the New School

Leaders of the New School is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, James Brown, Myka 9 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 3rd Bass, EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest, Main Source and Grand Puba, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and RIP SLYME, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Leaders of the New School, reaching back through Jungle Brothers and forward to A Tribe Called Quest. 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
Leaders of the New SchoolJungle BrothersQueen LatifahJames BrownMyka 9Public EnemyA Tribe Called QuestDe La SoulA Tribe Called QuestBusta RhymesRIP SLYME3rd BassEPMDA Tribe Called QuestMain SourceGrand PubaBoogie Down Producti…Pete Rock & C.L. Smo…The Beatnuts

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Leaders of the New School connections

Leaders of the New School grew out of Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, James Brown and Myka 9, shares an orbit with 3rd Bass, EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest and Main Source, went on to shape A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and RIP SLYME. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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