Style/Influence
Five Deez’s influence comes from many different genres of music. Their sound derives elements from electronic, hip-hop, jazz, house, and techno music. One of the group’s major strengths is the fact that they effortlessly move from straightforward hip-hop to up-beat, danceable music without missing a step. Some critics have even called them the “kings of dance-rap.”
They are also well known for straying away from the hip-hop norm, as they have included live-instrumentation, instrumental songs, and even singing on their albums. Their beats combine the mellow, organic sound of electronica and trip-hop with the “boom-bap” of hip-hop. They draw samples from many different instrumental sources such as violins, flutes, synths, and record samples. Their subject matter stretches a wide spectrum, from songs about dealings with women, and dissing wack MCs to their exploits with shoplifting and dates with aliens.
They have described their inspiration and influences as coming from such artists as: Prince, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, the Neptunes, Kraftwerk and others. They were also strongly influenced by old-school hip-hop (as seen on their remake of the Slick Rick song, Hey Young World of the same name). Fat Jon has also said some of his influence comes from anime and science fiction.
One point that they emphasize about their music and releases of albums, is that no record sounds the same as another.
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