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Homeboy Sandman

Homeboy Sandman is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Aesop Rock, Edan, Oh No, Jonwayne and Pete Rock. Those roots explain a lot about how Homeboy Sandman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, Your Old Droog, Quelle Chris and Atmosphere, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Oh No, Jonwayne, Aesop Rock and Mega Ran, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Homeboy Sandman, reaching back through Aesop Rock and forward to Oh No. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Angel Del Villar II, better known by his stage name Homeboy Sandman, is an American rapper from Elmhurst, Queens in New York.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Homeboy SandmanAesop RockEdanOh NoJonwaynePete RockDoja CatOh NoJonwayneAesop RockMega RanAesop RockBrother AliYour Old DroogQuelle ChrisAtmosphereMr. LifEyedea & AbilitiesEl-P

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Homeboy Sandman connections

Homeboy Sandman grew out of Aesop Rock, Edan, Oh No and Jonwayne, shares an orbit with Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, Your Old Droog and Quelle Chris, went on to shape Oh No, Jonwayne, Aesop Rock and Mega Ran. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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