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RZA is a Classical act. Their sound grew out of GZA/Genius, Styles of Beyond, R.A. the Rugged Man, Prince Paul and Dan the Automator. Those roots explain a lot about how RZA arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, GZA/Genius and The Beatnuts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Handsome Boy Modeling School, Pete Rock, SZA, Ahmed Soultan and Snowgoons, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 70 connections around RZA, reaching back through GZA/Genius and forward to Handsome Boy Modeling School. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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RZA connections
RZA grew out of GZA/Genius, Styles of Beyond, R.A. the Rugged Man and Prince Paul, shares an orbit with Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard and GZA/Genius, went on to shape Handsome Boy Modeling School, Pete Rock, SZA and Ahmed Soultan. 70 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced RZA
Sounds and acts that shaped RZA.
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Styles of Beyondartist
- R.A. the Rugged Manartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Dan the Automatorartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Marley Marlartist
- Vampire Weekendartist
- Frankie hi-nrg mcartist
- Big Daddy Kaneartist
- Here Comes the Rain Againartist
- Justin Nozukaartist
- Lennie Hibbertartist
- The Sugarhill Gangartist
- Stetsasonicartist
- John Fruscianteartist
- Kid Cudiartist
- Earl Sweatshirtartist
- Paul Banksartist
Artists similar to RZA
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with RZA.
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Method Manartist
- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- Killah Priestartist
- Sunz of Manartist
- EPMDartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Shyheimartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Czarfaceartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- M.O.P.artist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Kool G Rapartist
- Big Lartist
Bands RZA shaped
Where the influence of RZA travelled next.
- Handsome Boy Modeling Schoolartist
- Pete Rockartist
- SZAartist
- Ahmed Soultanartist
- Snowgoonsartist
- Blakrocartist
- Jared Evanartist
- A-F-R-Oartist
- Flatbush ZOMBiESartist
- Nasartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Kool Keithartist
- Ghostface Killahartist
- Method Manartist
- Masta Killaartist
- Logicartist
- The Rootsartist
- Yeezusartist
- Dan Auerbachartist
- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hillartist
- Rootsartist
- Datsikartist
- These New Puritansartist
- James Blakeartist
- Inspectah Deckartist
- Raekwonartist
- Kanye Westartist
- JAY-Zartist
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