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The Goats

The Goats is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Urge Overkill, Cypress Hill, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how The Goats arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brand Nubian, Jurassic 5, EPMD, 3rd Bass and Talib Kweli, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Roots, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around The Goats, reaching back through Urge Overkill and forward to The Roots. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Goats were an American alternative hip hop trio from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The GoatsUrge OverkillCypress HillPublic EnemyBeastie BoysLuscious JacksonThe RootsBrand NubianJurassic 5EPMD3rd BassTalib KweliThe PharcydeParisThe Beatnuts

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The Goats connections

The Goats grew out of Urge Overkill, Cypress Hill, Public Enemy and Beastie Boys, shares an orbit with Brand Nubian, Jurassic 5, EPMD and 3rd Bass, went on to shape The Roots. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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