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Prince Paul is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Digable Planets, dälek, Reggie Watts, Trouble Funk and Biz Markie. Those roots explain a lot about how Prince Paul arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Large Professor, Main Source, 3rd Bass, Kurious and Dr. Octagon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Princess Superstar, Wu-Tang Clan, Handsome Boy Modeling School, 88-Keys and Boogie Down Productions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 connections around Prince Paul, reaching back through Digable Planets and forward to Princess Superstar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Paul Edward Huston, better known by his stage name Prince Paul, is an American record producer, disc jockey and recording artist from Amityville, New York. Paul began his career as a DJ for Stetsasonic. He has worked on albums by Boogie Down Productions, Gravediggaz, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane and 3rd Bass, among others. Major recognition for Prince Paul came when he produced De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), in which he pioneered new approaches to hip hop production, mixing and sampling, notably by including comedy sketches.
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Prince Paul connections
Prince Paul grew out of Digable Planets, dälek, Reggie Watts and Trouble Funk, shares an orbit with Large Professor, Main Source, 3rd Bass and Kurious, went on to shape Princess Superstar, Wu-Tang Clan, Handsome Boy Modeling School and 88-Keys. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Prince Paul
Sounds and acts that shaped Prince Paul.
- Digable Planetsartist
- dälekartist
- Reggie Wattsartist
- Trouble Funkartist
- Biz Markieartist
- The Isley Brothersartist
- Liquid Liquidartist
- Grandmaster Flashartist
- MC Frontalotartist
- The Turtlesartist
- Run the Jewelsartist
- Barrington Levyartist
- Here, My Dearartist
- Julee Cruiseartist
- Public Enemyartist
- George Clintonartist
- Dr. Dreartist
- Rick Rubinartist
- Bernie Worrellartist
- Dan the Automatorartist
Artists similar to Prince Paul
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Prince Paul.
- Large Professorartist
- Main Sourceartist
- 3rd Bassartist
- Kuriousartist
- Dr. Octagonartist
- O.C.artist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Handsome Boy Modeling Schoolartist
- De La Soulartist
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- J-Liveartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- The Pharcydeartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Company Flowartist
- MF Grimmartist
- EPMDartist
- Antipop Consortiumartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Your Old Droogartist
- The Coupartist
- Pete Rockartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
Bands Prince Paul shaped
Where the influence of Prince Paul travelled next.
- Princess Superstarartist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
- Handsome Boy Modeling Schoolartist
- 88-Keysartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Vernon Reidartist
- Superstarartist
- Xzibitartist
- Kool Keithartist
- Everlastartist
- Sadat Xartist
- Vanilla Iceartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Sean Lennonartist
- Alec Empireartist
- Deltron 3030artist
- DJ Shadowartist
- The Avalanchesartist
- De La Soulartist
- MC Serchartist
- RZAartist
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