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Paul's Boutique

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Hip hop

Paul's Boutique is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Idris Muhammad, Thin Lizzy, Funky 4 + 1, James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul's Boutique arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Chuck D, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Biz Markie and The Beatles, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Paul's Boutique, reaching back through Idris Muhammad and forward to Chuck D. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Paul's Boutique is the second album by the American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, by Capitol Records. Produced by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers, it makes extensive use of samples drawn from genres including funk, soul, rock and jazz. It was recorded over two years in Los Angeles at Matt Dike's apartment and the Record Plant studio.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Paul's BoutiqueIdris MuhammadThin LizzyFunky 4 + 1James BrownAfrika BambaataaChuck DGilbert O'SullivanBiz MarkieThe Beatles

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Paul's Boutique connections

Paul's Boutique grew out of Idris Muhammad, Thin Lizzy, Funky 4 + 1 and James Brown, went on to shape Chuck D, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Biz Markie and The Beatles. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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