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88-Keys is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Peter Bjorn and John, Mac Miller, Tanya Morgan, Prince Paul and Large Professor. Those roots explain a lot about how 88-Keys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Consequence, Sean Leon, Pharrell Williams, Childish Gambino and EARTHGANG, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mac Miller, Sia, Kanye West, Consequence and Macy Gray, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around 88-Keys, reaching back through Peter Bjorn and John and forward to Mac Miller. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Charles Misodi Njapa, known professionally as 88-Keys, is an American record producer and rapper.
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88-Keys connections
88-Keys grew out of Peter Bjorn and John, Mac Miller, Tanya Morgan and Prince Paul, shares an orbit with Consequence, Sean Leon, Pharrell Williams and Childish Gambino, went on to shape Mac Miller, Sia, Kanye West and Consequence. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced 88-Keys
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