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MC Eiht

MC Eiht is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of KRS-One, Young Maylay and Val Young. Those roots explain a lot about how MC Eiht arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Compton's Most Wanted, Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10, Too $hort and Above the Law, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Spice 1, Brotha Lynch Hung, Snoop Dogg, Dam-Funk and Young Maylay, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around MC Eiht, reaching back through KRS-One and forward to Spice 1. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Aaron Bernard Tyler, better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper and actor. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton, California. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including Olde English 800 and .38 caliber firearms. He is the de facto leader of West Coast hip-hop group Compton's Most Wanted, which also included fellow Compton-based rappers Boom Bam, The Unknown DJ, Tha Chill, DJ Slip, DJ Mike T, and Ant Capone. He is also known for his role as A-Wax in the teen crime drama film Menace II Society (1993), as well as voicing the character Ryder in the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). He is also the co-host of the podcast Gangster Chronicles.

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MC EihtKRS-OneYoung MaylayVal YoungSpice 1Brotha Lynch HungSnoop DoggDam-FunkYoung MaylayDJ PremierKendrick LamarDJ QuikCompton's Most WantedTha Dogg PoundMack 10Too $hortAbove the LawKing TeeSnoop DoggWestside Connection

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MC Eiht connections

MC Eiht grew out of KRS-One, Young Maylay and Val Young, shares an orbit with Compton's Most Wanted, Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10 and Too $hort, went on to shape Spice 1, Brotha Lynch Hung, Snoop Dogg and Dam-Funk. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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