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Keith Ape

Keith Ape is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ski Mask the Slump God, 88rising, Yuki Chiba and OG Maco. Those roots explain a lot about how Keith Ape arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as CRAIG XEN, Smokepurpp, Scarlxrd, Jasiah and Kid Milli, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into XXXTentacion, 88rising, Young Thug, Desiigner and Waka Flocka Flame, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Keith Ape, reaching back through Ski Mask the Slump God and forward to XXXTentacion. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Lee Dong-heon, known professionally as Keith Ape and previously known as Kid Ash, is a South Korean rapper from Seoul. He is a member of a crew called 'The Cohort'. Ape's breakout single "잊지마" was released on January 1, 2015, and was ranked by Billboard K-Town at number five on their list of the Best K-Pop Songs of 2015.

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Keith ApeSki Mask the Slump God88risingYuki ChibaOG MacoXXXTentacion88risingYoung ThugDesiignerWaka Flocka FlameCRAIG XENSmokepurppScarlxrdJasiahKid MilliXXXTentacionRich BrianRobb Bank$

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Keith Ape connections

Keith Ape grew out of Ski Mask the Slump God, 88rising, Yuki Chiba and OG Maco, shares an orbit with CRAIG XEN, Smokepurpp, Scarlxrd and Jasiah, went on to shape XXXTentacion, 88rising, Young Thug and Desiigner. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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