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AJ Tracey is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jorja Smith, Tay Keith, M. J. Cole, Toddla T and Rema. Those roots explain a lot about how AJ Tracey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Giggs, Dave, Stormzy, Hardy Caprio and Bugzy Malone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Not3s, Craig David, Gorillaz, Nelly Furtado and Jorja Smith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around AJ Tracey, reaching back through Jorja Smith and forward to Not3s. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ché Wolton Grant, known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper and record producer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by The Guardian in a list of "best new acts to catch at festivals in 2016".
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AJ Tracey connections
AJ Tracey grew out of Jorja Smith, Tay Keith, M. J. Cole and Toddla T, shares an orbit with Giggs, Dave, Stormzy and Hardy Caprio, went on to shape Not3s, Craig David, Gorillaz and Nelly Furtado. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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