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RIP SLYME is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Jurassic 5 and DJ Premier. Those roots explain a lot about how RIP SLYME arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mr.Children, ZEEBRA, Yuki, aiko and HOME MADE 家族, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into HALCALI, Teriyaki Boyz, m-flo, Dragon Ash and chelmico, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around RIP SLYME, reaching back through The Pharcyde and forward to HALCALI. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rip Slyme is a Japanese hip hop group composed of four MCs and a DJ, Fumiya. Their sound is influenced by old-school hip hop and other western rappers such as the Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Jurassic 5, the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier and Leaders of the New School.
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RIP SLYME connections
RIP SLYME grew out of The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy and Jurassic 5, shares an orbit with Mr.Children, ZEEBRA, Yuki and aiko, went on to shape HALCALI, Teriyaki Boyz, m-flo and Dragon Ash. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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