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Jay Rock is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ty Dolla $ign, BJ The Chicago Kid, Ty Dolla Sign, Crack a Bottle and James Blake. Those roots explain a lot about how Jay Rock arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, Black Hippy, EARTHGANG and Bas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lil Wayne, Nipsey Hussle, will.i.am, Tech N9ne and E-40, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Jay Rock, reaching back through Ty Dolla $ign and forward to Lil Wayne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr., better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Southern California, Rock signed with the Carson-based independent label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. He secured a major label joint venture deal with Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records to release his 2008 debut single, "All My Life ". Failing to chart, the mergers fell through and Rock departed from both of the latter labels shortly after. He then signed with Missouri rapper Tech N9ne's label Strange Music in a joint venture deal with TDE in 2011.
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Jay Rock connections
Jay Rock grew out of Ty Dolla $ign, BJ The Chicago Kid, Ty Dolla Sign and Crack a Bottle, shares an orbit with Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, Black Hippy and EARTHGANG, went on to shape Lil Wayne, Nipsey Hussle, will.i.am and Tech N9ne. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Jay Rock
Sounds and acts that shaped Jay Rock.
Artists similar to Jay Rock
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Jay Rock.
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- ScHoolboy Qartist
- Black Hippyartist
- EARTHGANGartist
- Basartist
- Isaiah Rashadartist
- YGartist
- The Gameartist
- Dreamvilleartist
- Mick Jenkinsartist
- Pusha Tartist
- Nipsey Hussleartist
- Cozzartist
- Joey Bada$$artist
- Vince Staplesartist
- Big K.R.I.T.artist
- Luteartist
- Flatbush ZOMBiESartist
- Rapsodyartist
- A$AP Mobartist
- Benny the Butcherartist
- Clipseartist
- Meek Millartist
- Denzel Curryartist
- SOB x RBEartist
- Maxo Kreamartist
- Conway the Machineartist
- IDKartist
- GoldLinkartist
- Mobb Deepartist
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