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Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of GZA/Genius, Rhymefest, Skull Snaps, R.A. the Rugged Man and Blahzay Blahzay. Those roots explain a lot about how Ol' Dirty Bastard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Method Man, GZA/Genius, Inspectah Deck, Big L and Mobb Deep, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Devon Hendryx, Lil' Mo, Ivy Levan, Killah Priest and Blakroc, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Ol' Dirty Bastard, reaching back through GZA/Genius and forward to Devon Hendryx. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Russell Tyrone Jones, known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard, was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. Jones also released music as a solo artist beginning with Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995). He was noted for his "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style".

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Ol' Dirty BastardGZA/GeniusRhymefestSkull SnapsR.A. the Rugged ManBlahzay BlahzayK-DefChad HugoThe NeptunesDevon HendryxLil' MoIvy LevanKillah PriestBlakrocKelisCall Me If You Get L…Karen OMethod ManGZA/GeniusInspectah DeckBig LMobb DeepJeru the DamajaBig PunisherEPMD

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Ol' Dirty Bastard connections

Ol' Dirty Bastard grew out of GZA/Genius, Rhymefest, Skull Snaps and R.A. the Rugged Man, shares an orbit with Method Man, GZA/Genius, Inspectah Deck and Big L, went on to shape Devon Hendryx, Lil' Mo, Ivy Levan and Killah Priest. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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