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RL is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ann Nesby. Those roots explain a lot about how RL arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tyrese, Joe, Jaheim, Omarion and Ryan Leslie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around RL, reaching back through Ann Nesby. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Robert Lavelle Huggar, better known by his initials RL, is an American singer and songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of the R&B group Next.
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RL grew out of Ann Nesby, shares an orbit with Tyrese, Joe, Jaheim and Omarion. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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