Roots of Common Market
The artists and genres Common Market came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
KRS-Oneartist
Zion IartistZion I was an American hip hop project founded by MC and producer Baba Zumbi in Oakland, California. K-Genius and Amp Live were also project members.
Ghostface Killahartist
The CoupartistThe Coup is an American hip-hop band from Oakland, California. Their music is an amalgamation of influences, including funk, punk, hip-hop, and soul. Frontman Boots Riley's revolutionarily-charged lyrics rank The Coup as a renowned political hip-hop band aligned to radical music groups such as Crass, Dead Prez and Rage Against the Machine.
GuruartistKeith Edward Elam, better known by his stage name Guru, was an American rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Boston.
Gang StarrartistGang Starr were an American hip hop duo, consisting of Houston-born record producer DJ Premier and Boston-based rapper Guru.
Blue ScholarsartistBlue Scholars was an American hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington. It was formed in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington.
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