◇ image via WikipediaRaekwon
Raekwon is a Boom bap and Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Organized Konfusion, Inspectah Deck, Bun B, Bronze Nazareth and Tragedy Khadafi. Those roots explain a lot about how Raekwon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as GZA/Genius, Mobb Deep, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Inspectah Deck, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dave East, Blakroc, Nickelus F, Sticky Fingaz and Nas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 71 connections around Raekwon, reaching back through Organized Konfusion and forward to Dave East. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Raekwon connections
Raekwon grew out of Organized Konfusion, Inspectah Deck, Bun B and Bronze Nazareth, shares an orbit with GZA/Genius, Mobb Deep, Method Man and Ol' Dirty Bastard, went on to shape Dave East, Blakroc, Nickelus F and Sticky Fingaz. 71 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Raekwon
Sounds and acts that shaped Raekwon.
- Organized Konfusionartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Bun Bartist
- Bronze Nazarethartist
- Tragedy Khadafiartist
- What a Wonderful Worldartist
- RZAartist
- Faith Evansartist
- André 3000artist
- Flumeartist
- Slick Rickartist
- Dan Auerbachartist
- Les McCannartist
- Clyde Stubblefieldartist
- C.L. Smoothartist
- Joe Bataanartist
- Danny Brownartist
- Black Ivoryartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Havocartist
- Onyxartist
- Leroy Burgessartist
- Rapsodyartist
Artists similar to Raekwon
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Raekwon.
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Method Manartist
- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Big Lartist
- Gang Starrartist
- Clipseartist
- Method Man & Redmanartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Conway the Machineartist
- Jadakissartist
- Big Punisherartist
- Roc Marcianoartist
- Benny the Butcherartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Little Brotherartist
- Pusha Tartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Mos Defartist
- Killah Priestartist
- EPMDartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Lloyd Banksartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlibartist
- DMXartist
- Lords of the Undergroundartist
Bands Raekwon shaped
Where the influence of Raekwon travelled next.
- Dave Eastartist
- Blakrocartist
- Nickelus Fartist
- Sticky Fingazartist
- Nasartist
- OutKastartist
- Jadakissartist
- Freddie Gibbsartist
- Black Thoughtartist
- Playaz Circleartist
- Westside Gunnartist
- Yelawolfartist
- Charlie Wilsonartist
- Since I Left Youartist
- El Michels Affairartist
- Big Lartist
- Curren$yartist
- Mach-Hommyartist
- Nicholas Cravenartist
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