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The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Dramatics, Blue Magic, Teddy Pendergrass, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Those roots explain a lot about how The Notorious B.I.G. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Ice Cube, Big L and N.W.A, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Max B, Pink Friday 2, The Boatlift, Looking 4 Myself and 112, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 150 connections around The Notorious B.I.G., reaching back through The Dramatics and forward to Max B. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Christopher George Latore Wallace, known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in the East Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive, laidback lyrical delivery, offsetting his lyrics' often grim content. His music was semi-autobiographical, telling of hardship and criminality but also of debauchery and celebration.

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The Notorious B.I.G.The DramaticsBlue MagicTeddy PendergrassStevie WonderMarvin GayeParliament-FunkadelicEarth Wind and FireKool & The GangMax BPink Friday 2The BoatliftLooking 4 Myself112TotalJoey Bada$$Sicko ModeBig PunisherMobb DeepIce CubeBig LN.W.ADMXJAY-ZGang Starr

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The Notorious B.I.G. connections

The Notorious B.I.G. grew out of The Dramatics, Blue Magic, Teddy Pendergrass and Stevie Wonder, shares an orbit with Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Ice Cube and Big L, went on to shape Max B, Pink Friday 2, The Boatlift and Looking 4 Myself. 150 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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