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Rakim is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Mike Shinoda, Malcolm McLaren, Aftermath Entertainment, Sade and Ruth Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Rakim arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, Big L, Big Punisher and Naughty By Nature, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rah Digga, Mr. Lif, Nigo, Chino XL and Ice Prince, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 72 connections around Rakim, reaching back through Mike Shinoda and forward to Rah Digga. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rakim connections
Rakim grew out of Mike Shinoda, Malcolm McLaren, Aftermath Entertainment and Sade, shares an orbit with Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, Big L and Big Punisher, went on to shape Rah Digga, Mr. Lif, Nigo and Chino XL. 72 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rakim
Sounds and acts that shaped Rakim.
Artists similar to Rakim
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rakim.
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Gang Starrartist
- Big Lartist
- Big Punisherartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- EPMDartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Afu-Raartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Method Man & Redmanartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Method Manartist
- O.C.artist
- DMXartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Fabolousartist
- Jadakissartist
- O.G.C.artist
- Pete Rockartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- The Gameartist
- Westside Connectionartist
- Grand Pubaartist
Bands Rakim shaped
Where the influence of Rakim travelled next.
- Rah Diggaartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Nigoartist
- Chino XLartist
- Ice Princeartist
- A-F-R-Oartist
- Kool Moe Deeartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Eminemartist
- K’naanartist
- Illmaticartist
- Rap Godartist
- The Diary of Alicia Keysartist
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)artist
- Cordaeartist
- Masta Aceartist
- Dej Loafartist
- Fredro Starrartist
- Supastitionartist
- Roc Marcianoartist
- Brother Aliartist
- MC Renartist
- Drunken Tigerartist
- Diggyartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Greydon Squareartist
- Brotha Lynch Hungartist
- Nasartist
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