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Lowkey is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hamza Namira, Linda Perhacs, Immortal Technique, Canibus and dead prez. Those roots explain a lot about how Lowkey arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Akala, The Coup, Ghetts, Brother Ali and R.A. the Rugged Man, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Lowkey, reaching back through Hamza Namira. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Kareem Dennis, better known by his stage name Lowkey, is a British-Iraqi rapper and activist from London. He first became known through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18, before taking a hiatus from the music business. He would return in 2008, with appearances on BBC Radio and at various festivals and concerts including the BBC Electric Proms, Glastonbury, T In The Park and Oxegen in the buildup to his first solo album Dear Listener, as well as collaborating with other British musicians to form the supergroup Mongrel. He released his second solo album, Soundtrack to the Struggle, independently in 2011.
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Lowkey connections
Lowkey grew out of Hamza Namira, Linda Perhacs, Immortal Technique and Canibus, shares an orbit with Akala, The Coup, Ghetts and Brother Ali. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Lowkey
Sounds and acts that shaped Lowkey.
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