Legacy of Afroman
Artists and genres Afroman directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Warren ZeidersartistWarren Donald Zeiders is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released four studio albums under Warner Records: Acoustic Covers (2021), 717 Tapes the Album (2022), Pretty Little Poison (2023), and Relapse (2024). He had his first number one hit on country radio with his single "Pretty Little Poison" (2023).
Cypress HillartistCypress Hill is an American hip-hop group formed in South Gate, California in 1988. One of the first Latin American groups to gain mainstream recognition in hip-hop, they have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and have obtained multi-platinum and RIAA platinum certifications. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast hip-hop and 1990s hip-hop. All of the group members advocate for recreational marijuana use as well as medical marijuana use of cannabis in the United States. In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first hip-hop group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
DeftonesartistSacramento heavyweights whose alt-metal absorbed shoegaze and dream pop.
Method ManartistClifford Smith Jr., known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip-hop duo Method Man & Redman. His debut solo album, Tical (1994), peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By", which won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. The song also peaked within the top five of the Billboard Hot 100; he and Blige later starred in Power Book II: Ghost, a spin-off of Power.