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Sir Michael Rocks

Sir Michael Rocks is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of MOD SUN, Nas, JAY-Z, Slick Rick and OutKast. Those roots explain a lot about how Sir Michael Rocks arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Curren$y, Robb Bank$, Casey Veggies, Blu and Stalley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pouya, Freddie Gibbs, Ski Beatz, Too $hort and Twista, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Sir Michael Rocks, reaching back through MOD SUN and forward to Pouya. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Antoine Amari Reed is an American rapper better known by his stage name Sir Michael Rocks. He started his music career in 2005 as a member of the hip hop duo The Cool Kids, and later joined the groups All City Chess Club, the "super group" P.O.C., and The Toothpick Clique. The Cool Kids released their debut album When Fish Ride Bicycles in 2011, which features production by The Neptunes and artists such as Ghostface Killah. The album peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard 200, and No. 9 on Top Rap Albums.

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Sir Michael RocksMOD SUNNasJAY-ZSlick RickOutKastGorillazLL Cool JTwistaPouyaFreddie GibbsSki BeatzToo $hortTwistaIamsu!Ghostface KillahCasey VeggiesCurren$yRobb Bank$Casey VeggiesBluStalley38 SpeshA$AP ANTRockie Fresh

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Sir Michael Rocks connections

Sir Michael Rocks grew out of MOD SUN, Nas, JAY-Z and Slick Rick, shares an orbit with Curren$y, Robb Bank$, Casey Veggies and Blu, went on to shape Pouya, Freddie Gibbs, Ski Beatz and Too $hort. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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