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Lloyd is a Contemporary R&B and Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Mystikal, Irv Gotti, André 3000, Sammie and Pretty Ricky. Those roots explain a lot about how Lloyd arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jacquees, Omarion, Pleasure P, The-Dream and Donell Jones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ashanti, 8Ball & MJG, Ja Rule, Lil Wayne and Huey, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Lloyd, reaching back through Mystikal and forward to Ashanti. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Lloyd connections
Lloyd grew out of Mystikal, Irv Gotti, André 3000 and Sammie, shares an orbit with Jacquees, Omarion, Pleasure P and The-Dream, went on to shape Ashanti, 8Ball & MJG, Ja Rule and Lil Wayne. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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