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Mila J is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Prince, Brandy, TLC, Bobby Brackins and Bryson Tiller. Those roots explain a lot about how Mila J arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sevyn Streeter, Jhené Aiko, The-Dream, Lyrica Anderson and Nivea, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Mila J, reaching back through Prince. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo, known professionally as Mila J, is an American R&B singer and rapper. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is the older sister of R&B singer Jhené Aiko and is known for being in Prince's video for "Diamonds and Pearls" and appearing on tracks by RaRa, IMx, Trey Songz and Omarion. She released several singles in 2006–2009 under the name "Mila J" and then went on a hiatus for a number of years after the shelving of her original debut studio album, Split Personality, before returning as "Japollonia" in 2012 and then reverting to Mila J a year later.
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Mila J connections
Mila J grew out of Prince, Brandy, TLC and Bobby Brackins, shares an orbit with Sevyn Streeter, Jhené Aiko, The-Dream and Lyrica Anderson. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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