◇ image via WikipediaJ. Rawls
J. Rawls is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Count Bass D, 3582, Jazz Spastiks, Witness and Pete Rock, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rasco, Moka Only, Capital STEEZ, El Da Sensei and Mos Def, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around J. Rawls and forward to Rasco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jason Daniel Rawls, known professionally as J. Rawls, is an American hip-hop musician, producer, DJ, educator, and speaker based in Columbus, Ohio. He emerged in the late 1990s underground hip-hop scene, contributing to projects such as Black Star's's debut album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Stars. He is the producer of the group Lone Catalysts with rapper J Sands. Rawls has collaborated with various artists, including Grand Agent. Rawls runs a Columbus-based production company and record label named Polar Entertainment, and performs as a DJ.
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J. Rawls connections
J. Rawls shares an orbit with Count Bass D, 3582, Jazz Spastiks and Witness, went on to shape Rasco, Moka Only, Capital STEEZ and El Da Sensei. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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