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Lil' Flip

Lil' Flip is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pimp C, Whodini, Adassa, Salaam Remi and Ludacris. Those roots explain a lot about how Lil' Flip arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Z-Ro, Chamillionaire, Pimp C, Bun B and Lil Scrappy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chamillionaire, Pimp C, Mr. Capone-e, Play-N-Skillz and David Banner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Lil' Flip, reaching back through Pimp C and forward to Chamillionaire. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Wesley Eric Weston Jr., better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper. Raised in Houston, Texas, he began his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before signing with the local record label Sucka Free Records in 1999. Three years later, he secured a joint venture with Columbia Records, achieving mainstream recognition for his 2004 singles "Game Over" and "Sunshine", which peaked at numbers 15 and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

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Lil' FlipPimp CWhodiniAdassaSalaam RemiLudacrisDavid BannerDJ ScrewChamillionairePimp CMr. Capone-ePlay-N-SkillzDavid BannerThree 6 MafiaLudacrisBeyoncéZ-RoChamillionairePimp CBun BLil ScrappyTrae tha TruthFat PatYoung Buck

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Lil' Flip connections

Lil' Flip grew out of Pimp C, Whodini, Adassa and Salaam Remi, shares an orbit with Z-Ro, Chamillionaire, Pimp C and Bun B, went on to shape Chamillionaire, Pimp C, Mr. Capone-e and Play-N-Skillz. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Lil' Flip

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped Lil' Flip.

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Kindred17

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