◇ image via WikipediaDJ Khalil
DJ Khalil is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dr. Dre. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Khalil arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jay Rock, Mike Shinoda, ScHoolboy Q, Y2K and AJR, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Usher, Eminem, Big Sean, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around DJ Khalil, reaching back through Dr. Dre and forward to Usher. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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DJ Khalil connections
DJ Khalil grew out of Dr. Dre, shares an orbit with Jay Rock, Mike Shinoda, ScHoolboy Q and Y2K, went on to shape Usher, Eminem, Big Sean and Kanye West. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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