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Bodak Yellow is a Trap act. Their sound grew out of Kodak Black, Lauryn Hill and Lil' Kim. Those roots explain a lot about how Bodak Yellow arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Spice, Zhavia, Bruno Mars and Janet Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Bodak Yellow, reaching back through Kodak Black and forward to Spice. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Bodak Yellow" (alternatively titled "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)") is the major label debut single by American rapper Cardi B. It was written alongside Pardison Fontaine, Klenord Raphael, and producers J. White Did It and Laquan Green, with an additional writing credit going to Kodak Black for the interpolation of his song "No Flockin". It was released on June 16, 2017, by Atlantic Records as the lead single from her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018).
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Bodak Yellow connections
Bodak Yellow grew out of Kodak Black, Lauryn Hill and Lil' Kim, went on to shape Spice, Zhavia, Bruno Mars and Janet Jackson. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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