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Jay Electronica is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of araabMUZIK, Ski Beatz, Mac Miller, Reflection Eternal and KMD. Those roots explain a lot about how Jay Electronica arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mach-Hommy, Mick Jenkins, Westside Gunn, Roc Marciano and Ab-Soul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into B.o.B, Childish Gambino, The Game, Lil B and Twista, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Jay Electronica, reaching back through araabMUZIK and forward to B.o.B. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, known professionally as Jay Electronica, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in New Orleans, he first saw recognition with his single "Exhibit C" (2009), which led fellow American rapper Jay-Z to sign Electronica to his Roc Nation label following a multi-label bidding war in 2010.
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Jay Electronica connections
Jay Electronica grew out of araabMUZIK, Ski Beatz, Mac Miller and Reflection Eternal, shares an orbit with Mach-Hommy, Mick Jenkins, Westside Gunn and Roc Marciano, went on to shape B.o.B, Childish Gambino, The Game and Lil B. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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