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Hiatus Kaiyote

Hiatus Kaiyote is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chance the Rapper, Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Erykah Badu and Questlove. Those roots explain a lot about how Hiatus Kaiyote arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Moonchild, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper Experiment, Jordan Rakei and The Internet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beyoncé, Everything Is Love, DAMN., Teyana Taylor and Kendrick Lamar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Hiatus Kaiyote, reaching back through Chance the Rapper and forward to Beyoncé. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Hiatus Kaiyote is an Australian jazz/funk/R&B/soul band formed in Melbourne in 2011, made up of singer/guitarist Nai Palm, bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin, and drummer Perrin Moss. Their albums include Tawk Tomahawk (2012), Choose Your Weapon (2015), Mood Valiant (2021), and Love Heart Cheat Code (2024).

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Hiatus KaiyoteChance the RapperAnimal CollectiveDirty ProjectorsErykah BaduQuestlovePrinceQ-TipAaliyahBeyoncéEverything Is LoveDAMN.Teyana TaylorKendrick LamarDrakeJAY-ZAnderson .PaakMoonchildErykah BaduRobert Glasper Exper…Jordan RakeiThe InternetJill ScottD'AngeloMoses Sumney

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Hiatus Kaiyote connections

Hiatus Kaiyote grew out of Chance the Rapper, Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors and Erykah Badu, shares an orbit with Moonchild, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper Experiment and Jordan Rakei, went on to shape Beyoncé, Everything Is Love, DAMN. and Teyana Taylor. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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