Akselroda mūzikā tika sakausēts džezs, souls un roks, veidojot pamatu hiphopa mūzikai. Viņa ievērojamākais ieraksts varētu būt 1968. gada darbs «Songs of Innocence», kā arī gadu vēlāk izdotais «Songs of Experienc».

90. gados Akselroda mūzika piedzīvoja renesansi, kad neskaitāmi hiphopa mākslinieki (Lil Wayne, Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Shadow u.c.) samplēja viņa mūziku.

Sociālajos tīklos Akselrodu piemin daudzi hiphopa kultūras pārstāvji, arī «The Roots» bundzinieks Kvestlovs.

So sad to hear about the passing of musician/composer #DavidAxelrod. He was so immersed in creativity and so pure with his arrangements he WAS hip hop. And understood and appreciated hip hop culture (most cats would get guarded about time moving on & easily take the "NO!!!!!!!!" disposition if they aren't informed. David embraced and often reached out to producers and beatmakers for cool collabos) he appreciation for music and his ability to recognize musicianship is what I'll take from him. Rest in Melody.

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