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Jidenna is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ebo Taylor, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Boz Scaggs and Roman GianArthur. Those roots explain a lot about how Jidenna arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as GoldLink, Lucky Daye, DRAM, Roy Woods and Saint Jhn, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Doja Cat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Jidenna, reaching back through Ebo Taylor and forward to Doja Cat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, known mononymously as Jidenna, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He signed with Janelle Monáe's record label Wondaland Arts Society, an imprint of Epic Records to release his 2015 debut single, "Classic Man". The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was followed by the single "Yoga" that same year. Both songs preceded the release of Wondaland's collective project, The Eephus (2015). Jidenna's debut studio album, The Chief (2017), peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200. His second album, 85 to Africa (2019), explored afro fusion.
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Jidenna connections
Jidenna grew out of Ebo Taylor, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane and Boz Scaggs, shares an orbit with GoldLink, Lucky Daye, DRAM and Roy Woods, went on to shape Doja Cat. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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