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The Pharcyde is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cypress Hill, Public Enemy, Q-Tip, Sublime and Channel Live. Those roots explain a lot about how The Pharcyde arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Souls of Mischief, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Digable Planets and De La Soul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into EARTHGANG, People Under the Stairs, Vic Mensa, RIP SLYME and The Procussions, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 61 connections around The Pharcyde, reaching back through Cypress Hill and forward to EARTHGANG. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Pharcyde is an American hip-hop group, formed in South Central Los Angeles in 1991. The original four members of the group are Imani, Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, and Fatlip. DJ Mark Luv was the group's first disc jockey (DJ), followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla.
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The Pharcyde connections
The Pharcyde grew out of Cypress Hill, Public Enemy, Q-Tip and Sublime, shares an orbit with Souls of Mischief, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and Digable Planets, went on to shape EARTHGANG, People Under the Stairs, Vic Mensa and RIP SLYME. 61 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Pharcyde
Sounds and acts that shaped The Pharcyde.
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- Sublimeartist
- Channel Liveartist
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- Digable Planetsartist
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- Les McCannartist
- Geoff Barrowartist
- Doin' Timeartist
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- Michael Jacksonartist
- Herb Alpertartist
- Tone-Lōcartist
- Dazz Bandartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- De La Soulartist
- House of Painartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
Artists similar to The Pharcyde
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Pharcyde.
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- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Digable Planetsartist
- De La Soulartist
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- Q-Tipartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Pete Rockartist
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