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Mobb Deep is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bounty Killer, Capone-N-Noreaga, R.A. the Rugged Man, MC Shan and Death Row Records. Those roots explain a lot about how Mobb Deep arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Raekwon, Big L, AZ, Ghostface Killah and Gang Starr, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Diggy, Soprano, MellowHigh, Marlon Craft and Boot Camp Clik, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 88 connections around Mobb Deep, reaching back through Bounty Killer and forward to Diggy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mobb Deep were an American hip-hop duo formed in Queens, New York, in 1990. Consisting of rappers/songwriters/record producers Prodigy and Havoc, they are considered to be among the most influential artists in East Coast hip-hop. Mobb Deep are one of the most successful rap duos of all time, having sold over three million records. Their best-known albums are The Infamous (1995), Hell on Earth (1996) and Murda Muzik (1999), and their most successful singles were "Shook Ones, " and "Survival of the Fittest". They were known for their dark and hardcore delivery.
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Mobb Deep connections
Mobb Deep grew out of Bounty Killer, Capone-N-Noreaga, R.A. the Rugged Man and MC Shan, shares an orbit with Raekwon, Big L, AZ and Ghostface Killah, went on to shape Diggy, Soprano, MellowHigh and Marlon Craft. 88 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mobb Deep
Sounds and acts that shaped Mobb Deep.
- Bounty Killerartist
- Capone-N-Noreagaartist
- R.A. the Rugged Manartist
- MC Shanartist
- Death Row Recordsartist
- The Alchemistartist
- Les McCannartist
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)artist
- 50 Centartist
- The Massacreartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Hi-Fiveartist
- DJ Premierartist
- Large Professorartist
- Black Moonartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- JAY-Zartist
- LL Cool Jartist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
- Nasartist
- Biz Markieartist
- Fat Joeartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Mariah Careyartist
- B.G.artist
- N.O.R.E.artist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Tha Dogg Poundartist
- Cypress Hillartist
- The Knocksartist
- Gwen McCraeartist
- Bobbi Humphreyartist
- M.O.P.artist
Artists similar to Mobb Deep
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mobb Deep.
- Raekwonartist
- Big Lartist
- AZartist
- Ghostface Killahartist
- Gang Starrartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Big Punisherartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Jadakissartist
- Lloyd Banksartist
- Conway the Machineartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Method Manartist
- DMXartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- EPMDartist
- Mos Defartist
- The Loxartist
- Roc Marcianoartist
- 50 Centartist
- Benny the Butcherartist
- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- Clipseartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- The Gameartist
- Lost Boyzartist
- O.C.artist
Bands Mobb Deep shaped
Where the influence of Mobb Deep travelled next.
- Diggyartist
- Sopranoartist
- MellowHighartist
- Marlon Craftartist
- Boot Camp Clikartist
- Tragedy Khadafiartist
- Flerartist
- Dealemaartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Nasartist
- Macklemoreartist
- ASAP Rockyartist
- Dominic Fikeartist
- Kodak Blackartist
- Boobaartist
- Action Bronsonartist
- Rise of the Northstarartist
- SMC Lähiörotatartist
- Big Lartist
- Domo Genesisartist
- Method Manartist
- Mach-Hommyartist
- A$AP Rockyartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- JAY-Zartist
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