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Falz is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kiss Daniel, Ajebutter22, Kizz Daniel, Childish Gambino and This Is America. Those roots explain a lot about how Falz arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Olamide, Ice Prince, Adekunle Gold, Ycee and Blaqbonez, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Victony, Poe, Yemi Alade, Olamide and Show Dem Camp, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Falz, reaching back through Kiss Daniel and forward to Victony. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Folarin Falana, better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor. He began his career in secondary school after forming a group called "The School Boys" with a friend, before launching his professional music career in 2009. Falz gained wider recognition after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade.
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Falz connections
Falz grew out of Kiss Daniel, Ajebutter22, Kizz Daniel and Childish Gambino, shares an orbit with Olamide, Ice Prince, Adekunle Gold and Ycee, went on to shape Victony, Poe, Yemi Alade and Olamide. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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