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702 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of FanMail, Matthew Wilder, Donell Jones, Missy Elliott and TLC. Those roots explain a lot about how 702 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as SWV, Xscape, Faith Evans, Aaliyah and Monica, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Solange Knowles and FLO, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around 702, reaching back through FanMail and forward to Solange Knowles. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
702 is an American musical girl group whose most notable line-up consisted of Misha Grinstead, Irish Grinstead, and Meelah Williams. The group began their musical career as Sweeter than Sugar, formed in 1993 in Las Vegas. After years of limited success, the original quartet comprising Misha Grinstead, Irish Grinstead, Orish Grinstead, and Amelia Cruz were signed in 1995 to Biv 10 Records as 702.
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702 connections
702 grew out of FanMail, Matthew Wilder, Donell Jones and Missy Elliott, shares an orbit with SWV, Xscape, Faith Evans and Aaliyah, went on to shape Solange Knowles and FLO. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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