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Quad City DJ's is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Barry White. Those roots explain a lot about how Quad City DJ's arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as MC Hammer, Scatman John, Kris Kross, Real McCoy and Will Smith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 69 Boyz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Quad City DJ's, reaching back through Barry White and forward to 69 Boyz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Quad City DJ's is an American hip hop group originally consisting of Jay Ski, C.C. Lemonhead, and JeLanna LaFleur who recorded the 1996 hit "C'mon N' Ride It ", a rap-remix of Barry White's 1974 "Theme from Together Brothers". They are also known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1996 live-action/animated basketball film Space Jam.
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Quad City DJ's connections
Quad City DJ's grew out of Barry White, shares an orbit with MC Hammer, Scatman John, Kris Kross and Real McCoy, went on to shape 69 Boyz. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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