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Robin Thicke

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHousePop

Robin Thicke is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Rixton, Avicii, Jessie J, Got to Give It Up and Busta Rhymes. Those roots explain a lot about how Robin Thicke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jon B., Musiq, John Legend, Omarion and Fantasia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tarrus Riley, Oliver Heldens, Hard out Here, Alex & Sierra and Tha Carter II, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 62 connections around Robin Thicke, reaching back through Rixton and forward to Tarrus Riley. 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
Robin ThickeRixtonAviciiJessie JGot to Give It UpBusta RhymesFlo RidaT.I.Yma SumacTarrus RileyOliver HeldensHard out HereAlex & SierraTha Carter IINicki MinajLeighton MeesterBrian McKnightJon B.MusiqJohn LegendOmarionFantasiaTyreseDonell JonesCraig David

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Robin Thicke connections

Robin Thicke grew out of Rixton, Avicii, Jessie J and Got to Give It Up, shares an orbit with Jon B., Musiq, John Legend and Omarion, went on to shape Tarrus Riley, Oliver Heldens, Hard out Here and Alex & Sierra. 62 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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