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Pete Rock is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Marley Marl, Dorothy Ashby, Large Professor, Tragedy Khadafi and Mononeon. Those roots explain a lot about how Pete Rock arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Slum Village, Gang Starr, Grand Puba and People Under the Stairs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into J Dilla, Ed O.G., Kanye West, Terrace Martin and Cyne, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 79 connections around Pete Rock, reaching back through Marley Marl and forward to J Dilla. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Peter O. Phillips, better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Early on in his career, he was also famed for his remix work.
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Pete Rock connections
Pete Rock grew out of Marley Marl, Dorothy Ashby, Large Professor and Tragedy Khadafi, shares an orbit with Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Slum Village, Gang Starr and Grand Puba, went on to shape J Dilla, Ed O.G., Kanye West and Terrace Martin. 79 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pete Rock
Sounds and acts that shaped Pete Rock.
- Marley Marlartist
- Dorothy Ashbyartist
- Large Professorartist
- Tragedy Khadafiartist
- Mononeonartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Slum Villageartist
- DJ Premierartist
- RZAartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Stetsasonicartist
- Gang Starrartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- The Rootsartist
- James Brownartist
- Marva Whitneyartist
- Lyn Collinsartist
- De La Soulartist
- Tom Scottartist
- Cannonball Adderleyartist
Artists similar to Pete Rock
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pete Rock.
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Slum Villageartist
- Gang Starrartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Large Professorartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- O.C.artist
- The Beatnutsartist
- 9th Wonderartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Little Brotherartist
- Q-Tipartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- J-Liveartist
- DJ Jazzy Jeffartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Guruartist
- J Dillaartist
- Lords of the Undergroundartist
- J. Rawlsartist
- Bahamadiaartist
- Digable Planetsartist
- Talib Kweliartist
Bands Pete Rock shaped
Where the influence of Pete Rock travelled next.
- J Dillaartist
- Ed O.G.artist
- Kanye Westartist
- Terrace Martinartist
- Cyneartist
- NoMBeartist
- Jay Deeartist
- Asheruartist
- Non Phixionartist
- Homeboy Sandmanartist
- Hudson Mohawkeartist
- A.D.O.R.artist
- Jake Oneartist
- Tommy Teeartist
- DJ Ezassculartist
- Strange Fruit Projectartist
- Termanologyartist
- A-F-R-Oartist
- Illmaticartist
- Caron Wheelerartist
- Motor City Drum Ensembleartist
- 88-Keysartist
- Lane 8artist
- Heavy Dartist
- INIartist
- Ras Gartist
- Monicaartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Kuruptartist
- Loose Endsartist
- Divineartist
- Roc Marcianoartist
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