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Ray J

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHip hop

Ray J is a Contemporary R&B and Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Immature, Sammie, IMx, Pleasure P and Yung Berg. Those roots explain a lot about how Ray J arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ne-Yo, The-Dream, Omarion, Usher and Pleasure P, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lil' Kim, The Game, Yung Berg, Bobby Brackins and Migos, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Ray J, reaching back through Immature and forward to Lil' Kim. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ray JImmatureSammieIMxPleasure PYung BergSukihanaBobby BrackinsLil' KimThe GameYung BergBobby BrackinsMigosTory LanezNe-YoThe-DreamOmarionUsherPleasure PJoeJaheimMarques Houston

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Ray J connections

Ray J grew out of Immature, Sammie, IMx and Pleasure P, shares an orbit with Ne-Yo, The-Dream, Omarion and Usher, went on to shape Lil' Kim, The Game, Yung Berg and Bobby Brackins. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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