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Smif-n-Wessun

Smif-n-Wessun is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Million Stylez, Musiq and Black Moon. Those roots explain a lot about how Smif-n-Wessun arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as O.C., D.I.T.C., Cocoa Brovaz, Keith Murray and Showbiz & A.G., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cor Veleno, Lil Ugly Mane, Heltah Skeltah and Tommy Tee, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Smif-n-Wessun, reaching back through Million Stylez and forward to Cor Veleno. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz and Tek-N-Steele, is an American hip hop duo from Brooklyn, New York City. It is composed of rappers Tekomin "Tek" Williams from Bedford–Stuyvesant and Darrell "Steele" Yates from Brownsville. The duo comprise one quarter of supergroup Boot Camp Clik, together with Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and Originoo Gunn Clappaz. Both members are known for their Jamaican Patois during their raps, which was more evident during the earlier stages of their career.

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Smif-n-WessunMillion StylezMusiqBlack MoonCor VelenoLil Ugly ManeHeltah SkeltahTommy TeeO.C.D.I.T.C.Cocoa BrovazKeith MurrayShowbiz & A.G.The BeatnutsEPMDLarge Professor

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Smif-n-Wessun connections

Smif-n-Wessun grew out of Million Stylez, Musiq and Black Moon, shares an orbit with O.C., D.I.T.C., Cocoa Brovaz and Keith Murray, went on to shape Cor Veleno, Lil Ugly Mane, Heltah Skeltah and Tommy Tee. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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