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Cheat Codes

Dancehall
DancehallElectronic

Cheat Codes is a Dancehall and Electronic act. Their sound grew out of Michael Calfan, Fetty Wap, Lauv, Loote and Salt-N-Pepa. Those roots explain a lot about how Cheat Codes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gryffin, Kygo, Matoma, Jonas Blue and Sigala, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DVBBS, Wiz Khalifa, Kim Petras, Little Mix and U2, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Cheat Codes, reaching back through Michael Calfan and forward to DVBBS. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Cheat CodesMichael CalfanFetty WapLauvLooteSalt-N-PepaKevin LyttleDVBBSWiz KhalifaKim PetrasLittle MixU2KiiaraDemi LovatoKris Kross AmsterdamGryffinKygoMatomaJonas BlueSigalaThe ChainsmokersJax JonesRobin Schulz

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Cheat Codes grew out of Michael Calfan, Fetty Wap, Lauv and Loote, shares an orbit with Gryffin, Kygo, Matoma and Jonas Blue, went on to shape DVBBS, Wiz Khalifa, Kim Petras and Little Mix. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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