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Heems is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sonnyjim and Kool A.D.. Those roots explain a lot about how Heems arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kool A.D., Your Old Droog, IDK, Mach-Hommy and E L U C I D, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kool A.D. and Gamblers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Heems, reaching back through Sonnyjim and forward to Kool A.D.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Himanshu Kumar Suri, better known by his stage name Heems, is an American rapper. Suri came to prominence as a member of the alternative hip hop group Das Racist, with whom he released two mixtapes and one album. Suri has also founded independent record labels Greedhead Music and Veena Sounds, and has released three solo albums and two mixtapes. With English musicians Riz MC and Redinho, Suri formed the group Swet Shop Boys in 2014.
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Heems connections
Heems grew out of Sonnyjim and Kool A.D., shares an orbit with Kool A.D., Your Old Droog, IDK and Mach-Hommy, went on to shape Kool A.D. and Gamblers. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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