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Carl Thomas

Carl Thomas is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Diddy, Zhané, Cham, Donald Lawrence and Omawumi. Those roots explain a lot about how Carl Thomas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Musiq, Donell Jones, Case, Tyrese and Joe, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Amerie, 2Pac, Papoose, Chaka Khan and Yolanda Adams, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Carl Thomas, reaching back through Diddy and forward to Amerie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Carlton Neron Thomas is an American R&B singer from Aurora, Illinois. He was discovered by American rapper Puff Daddy, who signed Thomas to Bad Boy Records, a then-imprint of Arista Records in 1997. He became best known for his 2000 single "I Wish", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded his debut studio album, Emotional (2000).

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Carl ThomasDiddyZhanéChamDonald LawrenceOmawumiUniversal RecordsThe EbonysEric RobersonAmerie2PacPapooseChaka KhanYolanda AdamsGerald LevertSnoop DoggJAY-ZMusiqDonell JonesCaseTyreseJoeJaheimRaheem DeVaughnDwele

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Carl Thomas connections

Carl Thomas grew out of Diddy, Zhané, Cham and Donald Lawrence, shares an orbit with Musiq, Donell Jones, Case and Tyrese, went on to shape Amerie, 2Pac, Papoose and Chaka Khan. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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