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Lord Finesse is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of O.C., Ice-T, Large Professor, Looptroop Rockers and Sadat X. Those roots explain a lot about how Lord Finesse arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as O.C., Grand Puba, Showbiz & A.G., Smif-n-Wessun and Jeru the Damaja, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Notorious B.I.G., KRS-One, MC Lyte, Akinyele and Showbiz & A.G., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Lord Finesse, reaching back through O.C. and forward to The Notorious B.I.G.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Robert A. Hall Jr., known by his stage name Lord Finesse, is an American rapper and hip-hop producer from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. crew. About.com ranked him number 29 on its list of the Top-50 Hip-Hop Producers.
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Lord Finesse connections
Lord Finesse grew out of O.C., Ice-T, Large Professor and Looptroop Rockers, shares an orbit with O.C., Grand Puba, Showbiz & A.G. and Smif-n-Wessun, went on to shape The Notorious B.I.G., KRS-One, MC Lyte and Akinyele. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lord Finesse
Sounds and acts that shaped Lord Finesse.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Lord Finesse.
- O.C.artist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Showbiz & A.G.artist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Large Professorartist
- D.I.T.C.artist
- Big Lartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Shyheimartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Miilkboneartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Poor Righteous Teachersartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- EPMDartist
- Cella Dwellasartist
- Craig Mackartist
- J-Liveartist
Bands Lord Finesse shaped
Where the influence of Lord Finesse travelled next.
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- KRS-Oneartist
- MC Lyteartist
- Akinyeleartist
- Showbiz & A.G.artist
- O.C.artist
- Sadat Xartist
- Large Professorartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Capone-N-Noreagaartist
- Dr. Dreartist
- Fatboy Slimartist
- Handsome Boy Modeling Schoolartist
- Chester Benningtonartist
- Mike Shinodaartist
- MF Grimmartist
- Nickelus Fartist
- Show & A.G.artist
- Diamond Dartist
- Big Lartist
- MC Jinartist
- Supastitionartist
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