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Melle Mel is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ryan Lewis, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones and Duran Duran. Those roots explain a lot about how Melle Mel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Grandmaster Melle Mel, Whistle and Krumbsnatcha, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Run–D.M.C., DJ Honda, Kool Moe Dee, Chuck D and Eric B. & Rakim, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Melle Mel, reaching back through Ryuichi Sakamoto and forward to Run–D.M.C.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Melle Mel connections
Melle Mel grew out of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ryan Lewis, Chaka Khan and Quincy Jones, shares an orbit with Grandmaster Melle Mel, Whistle and Krumbsnatcha, went on to shape Run–D.M.C., DJ Honda, Kool Moe Dee and Chuck D. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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