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Myka 9

Myka 9 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kenny Segal, Busdriver, N.W.A. and the Posse, Miles and Charlie Parker. Those roots explain a lot about how Myka 9 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Abstract Rude, K-the-i???, Eligh, Hemlock Ernst and Noah23, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Digable Planets, Blue Sky Black Death, Pigeon John, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Myka 9, reaching back through Kenny Segal and forward to Digable Planets. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Myka 9Kenny SegalBusdriverN.W.A. and the PosseMilesCharlie ParkerMiles DavisDigable PlanetsBlue Sky Black DeathPigeon JohnMos DefTalib KweliLeaders of the New S…Busta RhymesAbstract RudeK-the-i???ElighHemlock ErnstNoah23SandpeopleYak Ballz

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Myka 9 connections

Myka 9 grew out of Kenny Segal, Busdriver, N.W.A. and the Posse and Miles, shares an orbit with Abstract Rude, K-the-i???, Eligh and Hemlock Ernst, went on to shape Digable Planets, Blue Sky Black Death, Pigeon John and Mos Def. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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