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Kirby

Kirby is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kanye West. Those roots explain a lot about how Kirby arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ari Lennox, Joy Crookes, Mahalia, Baby Rose and Fana Hues, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brandy, Childish Gambino, Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Kirby, reaching back through Kanye West and forward to Brandy. 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
KirbyKanye WestBrandyChildish GambinoRihannaKanye WestPaul McCartneyChristina AguileraJennifer LopezTimbalandAri LennoxJoy CrookesMahaliaBaby RoseFana HuesGreentea PengPip MillettCharlotte Day Wilson

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Kirby connections

Kirby grew out of Kanye West, shares an orbit with Ari Lennox, Joy Crookes, Mahalia and Baby Rose, went on to shape Brandy, Childish Gambino, Rihanna and Kanye West. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Kirby

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Kirby.

Artists similar to Kirby

Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Kirby.

Bands Kirby shaped

Legacy10

Where the influence of Kirby travelled next.

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