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Slick Rick is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Macy Gray, Biz Markie, Bob James, Got to Give It Up and The Soul Searchers. Those roots explain a lot about how Slick Rick arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as EPMD, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Grand Puba and Gang Starr, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Rob, Back to Black, OutKast, Irv Gotti and Morcheeba, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 70 connections around Slick Rick, reaching back through Macy Gray and forward to Black Rob. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Slick Rick connections
Slick Rick grew out of Macy Gray, Biz Markie, Bob James and Got to Give It Up, shares an orbit with EPMD, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim and Grand Puba, went on to shape Black Rob, Back to Black, OutKast and Irv Gotti. 70 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Slick Rick
Sounds and acts that shaped Slick Rick.
Artists similar to Slick Rick
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slick Rick.
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- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Gang Starrartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Big Lartist
- De La Soulartist
- Biz Markieartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- Heavy D & The Boyzartist
- Geto Boysartist
- Big Punisherartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- O.C.artist
- Craig Mackartist
- Jadakissartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Public Enemyartist
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Bands Slick Rick shaped
Where the influence of Slick Rick travelled next.
- Black Robartist
- Back to Blackartist
- OutKastartist
- Irv Gottiartist
- Morcheebaartist
- We Can't Stopartist
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- Nasartist
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- Big Lartist
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- Sir Michael Rocksartist
- Nick Cannonartist
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