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3039091, I think by influence, they're referring to the lack of imitators Posted by obsidianchrysalis, Mon Aug-08-22 07:39 PM
Like there are a million and one G-Funk producers and even more boom-bap producers by way of Premier or RZA. (very few of them coming close to the level of mastery shown by the originators)
But outside of the examples listed above, there was no copycat of The Bomb Squad. For a group with such a revolutionary and marketable sound (PE was the #1 selling group of their time, right?) and in a genre that bites as much as hip-hop (although not as much as the time The Bomb Squad was active) it's remarkable that no one tried to ape their style much less take it in a new or fresh direction.
That is a sign of a truly unique take on music.
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