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Prodigy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Alchemist, Havoc, Bif Naked, Oh No and Harry Fraud. Those roots explain a lot about how Prodigy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss, The Lox and Kool G Rap, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into C-Rayz Walz, Luaka Bop, Mach-Hommy, JAY-Z and Conway the Machine, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Prodigy, reaching back through The Alchemist and forward to C-Rayz Walz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree in 1990 by producer, keyboardist, and songwriter Liam Howlett, dancer and occasional vocalist Keith Flint and dancer and occasional live keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill, who were joined by MC and lead vocalist Maxim. AllMusic described the Prodigy as "the premiere dance act for the alternative masses" and "the Godfathers of Rave". They are considered to be pioneers of big beat and in a number of breakbeat led musical genres including breaks and breakbeat hardcore. Liam Howlett describes their style as electronic punk.
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Prodigy connections
Prodigy grew out of The Alchemist, Havoc, Bif Naked and Oh No, shares an orbit with Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks, Jadakiss and The Lox, went on to shape C-Rayz Walz, Luaka Bop, Mach-Hommy and JAY-Z. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Prodigy
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