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Masta Ace

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Funk

Masta Ace is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, David Axelrod, Q-Tip and Young Disciples. Those roots explain a lot about how Masta Ace arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Beatnuts, Smif-n-Wessun, O.C., Jeru the Damaja and Ras Kass, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tommy Tee, Kidz in the Hall and Frenkie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Masta Ace, reaching back through Slick Rick and forward to Tommy Tee. 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
Masta AceSlick RickKool G RapDavid AxelrodQ-TipYoung DisciplesPejaLarge ProfessorBlue ScholarsTommy TeeKidz in the HallFrenkieThe BeatnutsSmif-n-WessunO.C.Jeru the DamajaRas KassKeith MurrayDilated PeoplesEPMD

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Masta Ace connections

Masta Ace grew out of Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, David Axelrod and Q-Tip, shares an orbit with The Beatnuts, Smif-n-Wessun, O.C. and Jeru the Damaja, went on to shape Tommy Tee, Kidz in the Hall and Frenkie. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Masta Ace

Roots15

Sounds and acts that shaped Masta Ace.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Masta Ace.

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Legacy3

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