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Hi-Five

Hi-Five is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Joe, Teddy Riley and R. Kelly. Those roots explain a lot about how Hi-Five arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Al B. Sure!, Shai, SWV, Ralph Tresvant and Color Me Badd, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mobb Deep, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Hi-Five, reaching back through Joe and forward to Mobb Deep. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Hi-FiveJoeTeddy RileyR. KellyMobb DeepAl B. Sure!ShaiSWVRalph TresvantColor Me BaddBlackstreetTroopBoyz II Men

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Hi-Five connections

Hi-Five grew out of Joe, Teddy Riley and R. Kelly, shares an orbit with Al B. Sure!, Shai, SWV and Ralph Tresvant, went on to shape Mobb Deep. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Hi-Five

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped Hi-Five.

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Kindred17

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Hi-Five.

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Legacy1

Where the influence of Hi-Five travelled next.

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