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Embee

Embee is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of José González. Those roots explain a lot about how Embee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Looptroop Rockers, Jeru the Damaja, J-Live, Jedi Mind Tricks and Blackalicious, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nikola Sarcevic, Timbuktu, Daniel Lemma, Sabina Ddumba and Capleton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Embee, reaching back through José González and forward to Nikola Sarcevic. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Embee is a Swedish hip hop DJ and producer. He was born Magnus Bergkvist on February 24, 1977, in Badelunda, Västmanland, Sweden. He is best known for his work with Swedish hip-hop group Looptroop Rockers. His first solo album Tellings from Solitaria won a Swedish Grammy Award for best hip hop or soul release of 2005.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
EmbeeJosé GonzálezNikola SarcevicTimbuktuDaniel LemmaSabina DdumbaCapletonDilated PeoplesSaïan Supa CrewSeinabo SeyLooptroop RockersJeru the DamajaJ-LiveJedi Mind TricksBlackaliciousSwollen MembersHomeboy SandmanAfu-Ra

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Embee connections

Embee grew out of José González, shares an orbit with Looptroop Rockers, Jeru the Damaja, J-Live and Jedi Mind Tricks, went on to shape Nikola Sarcevic, Timbuktu, Daniel Lemma and Sabina Ddumba. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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