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Optimus Rhyme is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of MC Frontalot. Those roots explain a lot about how Optimus Rhyme arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beefy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 3D and MC Frontalot, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Optimus Rhyme, reaching back through MC Frontalot and forward to 3D. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Optimus Rhyme was a hip hop group from Seattle, Washington. Optimus Rhyme is most widely considered a nerdcore group because of the nerdy nature of their lyrics. The name of the band as well as the stage names of the members and many of their lyrics refer to the Transformers franchise. Their music is a combination of rapped hip hop lyrics with funk rock music. Optimus Rhyme formed in Seattle in 2000.
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Optimus Rhyme grew out of MC Frontalot, shares an orbit with Beefy, went on to shape 3D and MC Frontalot. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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