◇ image via WikipediaLL Cool J
LL Cool J is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Craig Mack, Jody Watley, I Look to You, Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud and Adam F. Those roots explain a lot about how LL Cool J arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as EPMD, Boogie Down Productions, Naughty By Nature, Heavy D & The Boyz and Eric B. & Rakim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Slow Down Baby, Run the Jewels, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Gym Class Heroes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 109 connections around LL Cool J, reaching back through Craig Mack and forward to Slow Down Baby. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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LL Cool J connections
LL Cool J grew out of Craig Mack, Jody Watley, I Look to You and Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, shares an orbit with EPMD, Boogie Down Productions, Naughty By Nature and Heavy D & The Boyz, went on to shape Slow Down Baby, Run the Jewels, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip and It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. 109 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced LL Cool J
Sounds and acts that shaped LL Cool J.
- Craig Mackartist
- Jody Watleyartist
- I Look to Youartist
- Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proudartist
- Adam Fartist
- The Metersartist
- Lafayette Afro Rock Bandartist
- The Emotionsartist
- The Five Stairstepsartist
- Haddawayartist
- Bernard Wrightartist
- Clyde Stubblefieldartist
- Funky Drummerartist
- Shalamarartist
- Cypress Hillartist
- Mad Lionartist
- Coolioartist
- DMXartist
- DJ Flexartist
- Ryan Leslieartist
- Run–D.M.C.artist
- H-Townartist
- Kofiartist
- Havocartist
- Uncle Louieartist
- Funkmaster Flexartist
- Totalartist
- Keni Burkeartist
- DJ Z-Tripartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- Rufusartist
- Chaka Khanartist
- Richie Samboraartist
- Xscapeartist
- Melody Thorntonartist
- Emotionsartist
- PJ Mortonartist
- Russell Simmonsartist
- Simply Deepartist
Artists similar to LL Cool J
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with LL Cool J.
- EPMDartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Heavy D & The Boyzartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Method Manartist
- 3rd Bassartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Maseartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- Too $hortartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Lost Boyzartist
- Public Enemyartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- DMXartist
- Ludacrisartist
- Freewayartist
- Biz Markieartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- DJ Quikartist
- Warren Gartist
- Big Punisherartist
- Fabolousartist
Bands LL Cool J shaped
Where the influence of LL Cool J travelled next.
- Slow Down Babyartist
- Run the Jewelsartist
- Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tipartist
- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Backartist
- Gym Class Heroesartist
- Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?artist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Who Shot Ya?artist
- Rock n Roll Jesusartist
- Luka Bloomartist
- Fredro Starrartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Danny Brownartist
- Fulanitoartist
- Method Manartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Royce da 5'9"artist
- Dom Kennedyartist
- Lil' Oartist
- The Loxartist
- Sagopa Kajmerartist
- Sir Michael Rocksartist
- Whodiniartist
- DJ Tomekkartist
- DJ Z-Tripartist
- Kool Moe Deeartist
- The Grouch & Elighartist
- Nicky Jamartist
- MC Shanartist
- Elighartist
- Fat Joeartist
- Queen Latifahartist
- Beastie Boysartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- Kurtis Blowartist
- Foxy Brownartist
- DMXartist
- Canibusartist
- Rick Rubinartist
- Amerieartist
- Gucci Maneartist
- MC Hammerartist
- Aloe Blaccartist
- The Marshall Mathers LP 2artist
- MTV Unpluggedartist
- Paradiseartist
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