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Lyrics Born

Lyrics Born is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chali 2na, R.L. Burnside, DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip and Francis and the Lights. Those roots explain a lot about how Lyrics Born arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blackalicious, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Chali 2na, Brother Ali and Dilated Peoples, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Haiku D'Etat, DJ Shadow, Diverse, DJ Z-Trip and Lotus, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Lyrics Born, reaching back through Chali 2na and forward to Haiku D'Etat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Tsutomu William "Tom" Shimura, better known by his stage name Lyrics Born, is a Japanese-American rapper, singer, and producer. He is one half of the duo Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.

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Lyrics BornChali 2naR.L. BurnsideDJ ShadowDJ Z-TripFrancis and the LightsGalacticHaiku D'EtatDJ ShadowDiverseDJ Z-TripLotusBlackaliciousSuburban LegendsBlackaliciousHandsome Boy Modelin…Chali 2naBrother AliDilated PeoplesCzarfaceBuck 65Zion I

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Lyrics Born connections

Lyrics Born grew out of Chali 2na, R.L. Burnside, DJ Shadow and DJ Z-Trip, shares an orbit with Blackalicious, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Chali 2na and Brother Ali, went on to shape Haiku D'Etat, DJ Shadow, Diverse and DJ Z-Trip. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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