◇ image via WikipediaMad Clown
Mad Clown is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jooyoung and 2Pac. Those roots explain a lot about how Mad Clown arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as K.Will, Epik High, San E, CODE KUNST and HAON, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into HYOLYN, X1, MONSTA X and SOYOU, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Mad Clown, reaching back through Jooyoung and forward to HYOLYN. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jo Dong-rim, better known by the stage name Mad Clown, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He debuted with the single "Luv Sickness" in 2008 and released his first extended play, Anything Goes, in 2011. He broke into the mainstream following the release of "Stupid in Love," his hit 2013 collaboration with Soyou of the girl group Sistar. He has since released the extended plays Ferocity (2014), Piece of Mine (2015), Love is a Dog From Hell (2017), and 0 (2020).
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Mad Clown connections
Mad Clown grew out of Jooyoung and 2Pac, shares an orbit with K.Will, Epik High, San E and CODE KUNST, went on to shape HYOLYN, X1, MONSTA X and SOYOU. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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