◇ image via WikipediaR. Kelly
R. Kelly is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of Hudson Mohawke, Kirk Franklin, Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album, Marques Houston and Rollo Armstrong. Those roots explain a lot about how R. Kelly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dru Hill, Joe, Keith Sweat, Case and Tyrese, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mario Winans, Louisa Johnson, Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse, Rappa Ternt Sanga and Straight Outta Lynwood, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 119 connections around R. Kelly, reaching back through Hudson Mohawke and forward to Mario Winans. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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R. Kelly connections
R. Kelly grew out of Hudson Mohawke, Kirk Franklin, Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album and Marques Houston, shares an orbit with Dru Hill, Joe, Keith Sweat and Case, went on to shape Mario Winans, Louisa Johnson, Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse and Rappa Ternt Sanga. 119 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced R. Kelly
Sounds and acts that shaped R. Kelly.
- Hudson Mohawkeartist
- Kirk Franklinartist
- Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Albumartist
- Marques Houstonartist
- Rollo Armstrongartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- Doesn't Really Matterartist
- Ammoartist
- Love You Inside Outartist
- Nina Skyartist
- Kim Burrellartist
- D'Angeloartist
- Mtumeartist
- DJ Quikartist
- Verse Simmondsartist
- Murphy Leeartist
- Ronald Isleyartist
- Nate Doggartist
- Barry Whiteartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Donny Hathawayartist
- Stevie Wonderartist
- Chance the Rapperartist
- T-Painartist
- Ashantiartist
- Ja Ruleartist
- Xscapeartist
- Samantha Ronsonartist
- The Isley Brothersartist
- Ester Deanartist
- Tamiaartist
- Syleena Johnsonartist
Artists similar to R. Kelly
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with R. Kelly.
- Dru Hillartist
- Joeartist
- Keith Sweatartist
- Caseartist
- Tyreseartist
- Marques Houstonartist
- Donell Jonesartist
- Jaheimartist
- Usherartist
- Blackstreetartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- Shaiartist
- Carl Thomasartist
- The-Dreamartist
- Boyz II Menartist
- Gerald Levertartist
- Lyfe Jenningsartist
- Montell Jordanartist
- Brian McKnightartist
- Maseartist
- Jon B.artist
- P. Diddyartist
- Fabolousartist
Bands R. Kelly shaped
Where the influence of R. Kelly travelled next.
- Mario Winansartist
- Louisa Johnsonartist
- Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuseartist
- Rappa Ternt Sangaartist
- Straight Outta Lynwoodartist
- Brymoartist
- Phoebe Ryanartist
- J. Holidayartist
- I Care 4 Uartist
- Toby Loveartist
- Tamela Mannartist
- JasonMartinartist
- Kelly Priceartist
- Snoop Lionartist
- Ludacrisartist
- K-Ci & JoJoartist
- Avantartist
- Hi-Fiveartist
- JAY-Zartist
- GFOTYartist
- Gerald Levertartist
- Waze & Odysseyartist
- Angie Martinezartist
- Calvin Richardsonartist
- Cassidyartist
- Nasartist
- The Weekndartist
- Nick Cannonartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- Britney Spearsartist
- Whitney Houstonartist
- Mariah Careyartist
- Céline Dionartist
- Justin Bieberartist
- Janet Jacksonartist
- Chris Brownartist
- Aaliyahartist
- Usherartist
- Ciaraartist
- Toni Braxtonartist
- Luther Vandrossartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- Changing Facesartist
- The Notorious B.I.G.artist
- Sparkleartist
- You Are Not Aloneartist
- Emily Osmentartist
- Artpopartist
- Trey Songzartist
- Rick Rossartist
- HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book Iartist
- Futureartist
- Do What U Wantartist
- Billy Oceanartist
- Rico Loveartist
- Bryson Tillerartist
- Joeartist
- Salt-N-Pepaartist
- Mind of Mineartist
- Ruben Studdardartist
- Jeremihartist
- Sam Huntartist
- Charlie Wilsonartist
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