◇ image via WikipediaSpecial Ed
Special Ed is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Q-Tip and Dave & Ansel Collins. Those roots explain a lot about how Special Ed arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chubb Rock, MC Shan, Keith Murray, EPMD and Brand Nubian, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Comethazine, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Special Ed, reaching back through Q-Tip and forward to Comethazine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Special Ed connections
Special Ed grew out of Q-Tip and Dave & Ansel Collins, shares an orbit with Chubb Rock, MC Shan, Keith Murray and EPMD, went on to shape Comethazine. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Special Ed
Sounds and acts that shaped Special Ed.
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