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Outasight

Outasight is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ta-ku and 3OH!3. Those roots explain a lot about how Outasight arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shwayze, Hoodie Allen, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Michael Franti & Spearhead and Paul Russell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kanye West, Skillz, Consequence, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Outasight, reaching back through Ta-ku and forward to Kanye West. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Richard Andrew Conte, better known by his stage name Outasight, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer born and raised in Yonkers, New York. Though he is considered a pop artist, he is influenced by other genres such as hip hop, rock, and soul music.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
OutasightTa-ku3OH!3Kanye WestSkillzConsequenceMichael JacksonBritney SpearsMariah CareyRay CharlesThe RootsShwayzeHoodie AllenMacklemore & Ryan Le…Michael Franti & Spe…Paul RussellFlo RidaB.o.BTalib Kweli

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Outasight connections

Outasight grew out of Ta-ku and 3OH!3, shares an orbit with Shwayze, Hoodie Allen, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Michael Franti & Spearhead, went on to shape Kanye West, Skillz, Consequence and Michael Jackson. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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