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Black Star is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Urban Thermo Dynamics, Hüsker Dü, Status Quo, The Osmonds and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how Black Star arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest and Little Brother, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gabriel Teodros and Jurassic 5, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Black Star, reaching back through Urban Thermo Dynamics and forward to Gabriel Teodros. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Black Star connections
Black Star grew out of Urban Thermo Dynamics, Hüsker Dü, Status Quo and The Osmonds, shares an orbit with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest, went on to shape Gabriel Teodros and Jurassic 5. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Black Star
Sounds and acts that shaped Black Star.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Black Star.
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