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Evidence

Evidence is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of DJ Babu, Little Brother, O.S.T.R., Samiyam and Jonwayne. Those roots explain a lot about how Evidence arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dilated Peoples, Planet Asia, Little Brother, Termanology and Statik Selektah, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kanye West, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Evidence, reaching back through DJ Babu and forward to Kanye West. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Michael Taylor Perretta, known professionally as Evidence, is an American rapper and record producer from Venice, Los Angeles, California. He is also a member of the group Dilated Peoples, as well as being one-half of Step Brothers with the Alchemist. Evidence was included in the nomination for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year because of his production work on the Kanye West debut album The College Dropout.

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EvidenceDJ BabuLittle BrotherO.S.T.R.SamiyamJonwayneEverlastKanye WestDilated PeoplesPlanet AsiaLittle BrotherTermanologyStatik SelektahBrother AliGangreneWillie the Kid

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Evidence connections

Evidence grew out of DJ Babu, Little Brother, O.S.T.R. and Samiyam, shares an orbit with Dilated Peoples, Planet Asia, Little Brother and Termanology, went on to shape Kanye West. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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