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Rob Sonic is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Aesop Rock and Tobacco. Those roots explain a lot about how Rob Sonic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Homeboy Sandman, Camu Tao, Eyedea & Abilities, Doomtree and Mr. Lif, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blue Sky Black Death, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Rob Sonic, reaching back through Aesop Rock and forward to Blue Sky Black Death. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Robert Smith, better known by his stage name Rob Sonic, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the groups Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon. He is a founder of the record label Skypimps Music.
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Rob Sonic connections
Rob Sonic grew out of Aesop Rock and Tobacco, shares an orbit with Homeboy Sandman, Camu Tao, Eyedea & Abilities and Doomtree, went on to shape Blue Sky Black Death. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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