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Can't Hold Us is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of will.i.am, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Those roots explain a lot about how Can't Hold Us arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wrecking Ball, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Robin Thicke, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Can't Hold Us, reaching back through will.i.am and forward to Robin Thicke. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Can't Hold Us" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring American singer Ray Dalton, originally released on August 16, 2011, as the second single from the duo's debut album The Heist (2012).
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Can't Hold Us grew out of will.i.am, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga, shares an orbit with Wrecking Ball, went on to shape Robin Thicke. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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