◇ image via WikipediaPoor Righteous Teachers
Poor Righteous Teachers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Public Enemy and Brand Nubian. Those roots explain a lot about how Poor Righteous Teachers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Beatnuts, Main Source, EPMD, Boogie Down Productions and Royal Flush, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Poor Righteous Teachers, reaching back through Public Enemy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Poor Righteous Teachers was a hip hop group from Trenton, New Jersey, founded in 1989. Often referred to as PRT by its fans, Poor Righteous Teachers was known as a socially and politically conscious hip hop group, with musical content inspired by the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths. Wise Intelligent, as the lead MC, was the most visible and well known member of the group. Culture Freedom provided vocals and production, and Father Shaheed served as a DJ and producer. About.com ranked the group's lead MC, Wise Intelligent, number five on its list of the 10 Most Underrated Rappers, calling him "one of the most creative MCs of our time."
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Poor Righteous Teachers connections
Poor Righteous Teachers grew out of Public Enemy and Brand Nubian, shares an orbit with The Beatnuts, Main Source, EPMD and Boogie Down Productions. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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