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Killer Mike is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Sleepy Brown, Flying Lotus, The Coup, El-P and Company Flow. Those roots explain a lot about how Killer Mike arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as El-P, Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Rapsody and ScHoolboy Q, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Thought, Run the Jewels, De La Soul and New Blue Sun, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Killer Mike, reaching back through Sleepy Brown and forward to Black Thought. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Killer Mike connections
Killer Mike grew out of Sleepy Brown, Flying Lotus, The Coup and El-P, shares an orbit with El-P, Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli and Rapsody, went on to shape Black Thought, Run the Jewels, De La Soul and New Blue Sun. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Killer Mike
Sounds and acts that shaped Killer Mike.
Artists similar to Killer Mike
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Killer Mike.
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