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Akira The Don

Akira The Don is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Wu-Tang Clan, Chilly Gonzales and Ice Cube. Those roots explain a lot about how Akira The Don arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beastie Boys, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dizzy Wright, Russ and Mobb Deep, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lethal Bizzle, The Kooks, The Weeknd, Harry Styles and Justin Bieber, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Akira The Don, reaching back through Leonard Cohen and forward to Lethal Bizzle. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Adam Jan Narkiewicz, known professionally as Akira the Don is an English musician, DJ, producer, and YouTuber. His debut album When We Were Young was released in 2006. He has released several mixtapes such as The Life Equation in 2011.

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Akira The DonLeonard CohenDavid BowieWu-Tang ClanChilly GonzalesIce CubeAdam AntMorrisseyLethal BizzleThe KooksThe WeekndHarry StylesJustin BieberBjörkOzzy OsbourneSoulja BoyBeastie BoysMacklemore & Ryan Le…Dizzy WrightRussMobb DeepAfromanHopsinPaktofonika

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Akira The Don connections

Akira The Don grew out of Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Wu-Tang Clan and Chilly Gonzales, shares an orbit with Beastie Boys, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dizzy Wright and Russ, went on to shape Lethal Bizzle, The Kooks, The Weeknd and Harry Styles. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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