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Russell Simmons

Hip hop
Hip hop

Russell Simmons is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of KRS-One, Kurtis Blow and Sharon Gannon. Those roots explain a lot about how Russell Simmons arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Method Man, Kurtis Blow, Whodini, Beastie Boys and Public Enemy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Russell Simmons, reaching back through KRS-One and forward to Method Man. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Russell SimmonsKRS-OneKurtis BlowSharon GannonMethod ManKurtis BlowWhodiniBeastie BoysPublic EnemyLL Cool JJAY-ZDMX

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Russell Simmons connections

Russell Simmons grew out of KRS-One, Kurtis Blow and Sharon Gannon, went on to shape Method Man, Kurtis Blow, Whodini and Beastie Boys. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Russell Simmons

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Sounds and acts that shaped Russell Simmons.

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