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Killer Mike

Gospel
Gospel

Killer Mike is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Grand Hustle Records, Drumma Boy, Stankonia, Flying Lotus and The Coup. Those roots explain a lot about how Killer Mike arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Rapsody, ScHoolboy Q and Bun B, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into New Blue Sun, De La Soul, Run the Jewels and Black Thought, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Killer Mike, reaching back through Grand Hustle Records and forward to New Blue Sun. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Killer MikeGrand Hustle RecordsDrumma BoyStankoniaFlying LotusThe CoupEl-PBig BoiCompany FlowNew Blue SunDe La SoulRun the JewelsBlack ThoughtBig K.R.I.T.Talib KweliRapsodyScHoolboy QBun BPusha TYoung JeezyLudacris

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Killer Mike connections

Killer Mike grew out of Grand Hustle Records, Drumma Boy, Stankonia and Flying Lotus, shares an orbit with Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Rapsody and ScHoolboy Q, went on to shape New Blue Sun, De La Soul, Run the Jewels and Black Thought. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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