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Main Source is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sister Nancy. Those roots explain a lot about how Main Source arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, The Beatnuts, EPMD, Poor Righteous Teachers and Smif-n-Wessun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, The Brand New Heavies, DJ Format, N.Y. State of Mind and Illmatic, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Main Source, reaching back through Sister Nancy and forward to Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Main Source was a Canadian-American East Coast hip-hop group based in New York City/Toronto, composed of Toronto-born DJs and producers, K-Cut and Sir Scratch, as well as the New York City natives, DJ J.O.D and record producer Large Professor. Later, another Queens MC, Mikey D, replaced Large Professor.
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Main Source connections
Main Source grew out of Sister Nancy, shares an orbit with Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, The Beatnuts, EPMD and Poor Righteous Teachers, went on to shape Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, The Brand New Heavies, DJ Format and N.Y. State of Mind. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Poor Righteous Teachersartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Large Professorartist
- O.C.artist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Shyheimartist
- Marley Marlartist
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- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Hieroglyphicsartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Big Lartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Craig Mackartist
- 3rd Bassartist
Bands Main Source shaped
Where the influence of Main Source travelled next.
- Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tipartist
- The Brand New Heaviesartist
- DJ Formatartist
- N.Y. State of Mindartist
- Illmaticartist
- Lord Finesseartist
- Jadakissartist
- The Loxartist
- Nasartist
- Akinyeleartist
- Madonnaartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
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