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Oh No is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Alchemist, Evian Christ, Lootpack, Homeboy Sandman and Declaime. Those roots explain a lot about how Oh No arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Guilty Simpson, Quasimoto, Strong Arm Steady, Gangrene and Your Old Droog, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Homeboy Sandman, The Alchemist, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Prodigy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Oh No, reaching back through The Alchemist and forward to Homeboy Sandman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Michael Woodrow Jackson, known professionally as Oh No, is an American rapper and record producer who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records. He is half of the hip-hop duo Gangrene along with The Alchemist. He is also half of the hip-hop duo The Professionals with his brother Madlib.
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Oh No connections
Oh No grew out of The Alchemist, Evian Christ, Lootpack and Homeboy Sandman, shares an orbit with Guilty Simpson, Quasimoto, Strong Arm Steady and Gangrene, went on to shape Homeboy Sandman, The Alchemist, Mos Def and Talib Kweli. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Oh No
Sounds and acts that shaped Oh No.
Artists similar to Oh No
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Oh No.
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- Peanut Butter Wolfartist
- Declaimeartist
- Homeboy Sandmanartist
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- Quakersartist
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- Slum Villageartist
- Jay Deeartist
- MF Grimmartist
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Bands Oh No shaped
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