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M.O.P. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Organized Konfusion, Kool G Rap, DJ Clue, Bassi Maestro and Victoria Beckham. Those roots explain a lot about how M.O.P. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Keith Murray, EPMD, The Beatnuts, O.C. and Method Man, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Teflon, John Cena, Raekwon, Javine and Tommy Tee, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around M.O.P., reaching back through Organized Konfusion and forward to Teflon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
M.O.P. is an American hip-hop duo composed of rappers Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, best known for their song "Ante Up." The group has frequently collaborated with DJ Premier. The group is part of the Gang Starr Foundation. Fame occasionally produces under the moniker Fizzy Womack and has produced tracks on every M.O.P. release since 1996's Firing Squad. He has also worked for other artists, including Kool G Rap and Wu-Tang Clan.
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M.O.P. connections
M.O.P. grew out of Organized Konfusion, Kool G Rap, DJ Clue and Bassi Maestro, shares an orbit with Keith Murray, EPMD, The Beatnuts and O.C., went on to shape Teflon, John Cena, Raekwon and Javine. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Craig Mackartist
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Bands M.O.P. shaped
Where the influence of M.O.P. travelled next.
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