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People Under the Stairs is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eazy-E, Little Beaver and DJ Quik. Those roots explain a lot about how People Under the Stairs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thes One, Hieroglyphics, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, J-Live and Grand Puba, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Biz Markie and Chuck D, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around People Under the Stairs, reaching back through A Tribe Called Quest and forward to Biz Markie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
People Under the Stairs was an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2019. Since their inception, the group consisted solely of Christopher Portugal and Michael Turner. The group employed a DIY work ethic of sampling, MCing, DJing, and producing all of their output.
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People Under the Stairs connections
People Under the Stairs grew out of A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Eazy-E and Little Beaver, shares an orbit with Thes One, Hieroglyphics, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and J-Live, went on to shape Biz Markie and Chuck D. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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