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k-os is a Funk and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Slick Rick, Boogie Down Productions, A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie Wonder and The Roots. Those roots explain a lot about how k-os arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sam Roberts, Brother Ali, Saukrates, Talib Kweli and Zion I, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Saukrates, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around k-os, reaching back through Slick Rick and forward to Saukrates. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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k-os connections
k-os grew out of Slick Rick, Boogie Down Productions, A Tribe Called Quest and Stevie Wonder, shares an orbit with Sam Roberts, Brother Ali, Saukrates and Talib Kweli, went on to shape Saukrates. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced k-os
Sounds and acts that shaped k-os.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with k-os.
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