Roots of A-Trak
The artists and genres A-Trak came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Beastie Boysartist
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.
Kid Koalaartist
Kanye Westartist
The PartysquadartistThe Partysquad is a Dutch DJ production team. It consists of Jerry Leembruggen, Ruben Fernhout and Lorenzo Biemans. Since the early 2000s they have had 12 singles charting on the Dutch Top 40. They produced part of British rapper M.I.A.'s fourth and fifth albums, Matangi, released in 2013, and AIM, released in 2016.
Armand van HeldenartistArmand van Helden is an American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. His career has spanned beyond three decades.