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Warren G is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Adina Howard, Twinz, Tina Turner, Bob Marley & The Wailers and EPMD. Those roots explain a lot about how Warren G arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nate Dogg, Twinz, Mack 10, Snoop Dogg and Too $hort, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, The Dove Shack and Snoop Lion, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Warren G, reaching back through Adina Howard and forward to Snoop Dogg. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Warren Griffin III is an American rapper, record producer and DJ. He is known for his role in popularizing West Coast hip hop during the 1990s, and is credited as a pioneer of its subgenre G-funk.
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Warren G connections
Warren G grew out of Adina Howard, Twinz, Tina Turner and Bob Marley & The Wailers, shares an orbit with Nate Dogg, Twinz, Mack 10 and Snoop Dogg, went on to shape Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, The Dove Shack and Snoop Lion. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Warren G
Sounds and acts that shaped Warren G.
- Adina Howardartist
- Twinzartist
- Tina Turnerartist
- Bob Marley & The Wailersartist
- EPMDartist
- Eveartist
- Slick Rickartist
- Jermaine Dupriartist
- Mack 10artist
- George Clintonartist
- DJ Quikartist
- Don Julianartist
- BJ The Chicago Kidartist
- Jane Handcockartist
- Ronald Isleyartist
- Dirt Nastyartist
- Death Row Recordsartist
- Quik Is the Nameartist
- Dr. Dreartist
- Nate Doggartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Kuruptartist
Artists similar to Warren G
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Warren G.
- Nate Doggartist
- Twinzartist
- Mack 10artist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Too $hortartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- MC Eihtartist
- The Gameartist
- Above the Lawartist
- Tha Eastsidazartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- E-40artist
- Shade Sheistartist
- Big Punisherartist
- Method Manartist
- N.W.Aartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- DMXartist
- Coolioartist
- MC Breedartist
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