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Rapsody

Rapsody is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Joey Bada$$, Mr. Porter, Black Thought, DJ Babu and Musiq. Those roots explain a lot about how Rapsody arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ab-Soul, Big K.R.I.T., Mick Jenkins, Phonte and EARTHGANG, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rittz, Big K.R.I.T., Freeway, Ivy Sole and Erykah Badu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Rapsody, reaching back through Joey Bada$$ and forward to Rittz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Marlanna Evans, better known by her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper. After signing with music producer 9th Wonder's music label It's a Wonderful World Music Group, she released a series of mixtapes and collaborated with Erykah Badu and Talib Kweli. Soon afterwards Rapsody released her debut album The Idea of Beautiful (2012). She would attain further prominence when she was featured on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, on the track "Complexion ".

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RapsodyJoey Bada$$Mr. PorterBlack ThoughtDJ BabuMusiqLittle Brother9th WonderEbo TaylorRittzBig K.R.I.T.FreewayIvy SoleErykah BaduTalib KweliKendrick LamarCordaeAb-SoulBig K.R.I.T.Mick JenkinsPhonteEARTHGANGLittle SimzTalib KweliRoyce da 5'9"

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Rapsody connections

Rapsody grew out of Joey Bada$$, Mr. Porter, Black Thought and DJ Babu, shares an orbit with Ab-Soul, Big K.R.I.T., Mick Jenkins and Phonte, went on to shape Rittz, Big K.R.I.T., Freeway and Ivy Sole. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Rapsody

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