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Run the Jewels is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Gangsta Boo, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Big Grams, Nas and Josh Homme. Those roots explain a lot about how Run the Jewels arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as El-P, Aesop Rock, Czarface, Pusha T and Brother Ali, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Thought, BADBADNOTGOOD, Tunde Adebimpe, What So Not and Lorde, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Run the Jewels, reaching back through Gangsta Boo and forward to Black Thought. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Run the Jewels connections
Run the Jewels grew out of Gangsta Boo, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Big Grams and Nas, shares an orbit with El-P, Aesop Rock, Czarface and Pusha T, went on to shape Black Thought, BADBADNOTGOOD, Tunde Adebimpe and What So Not. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Run the Jewels
Sounds and acts that shaped Run the Jewels.
Artists similar to Run the Jewels
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Run the Jewels.
- El-Partist
- Aesop Rockartist
- Czarfaceartist
- Pusha Tartist
- Brother Aliartist
- Vince Staplesartist
- clipping.artist
- ScHoolboy Qartist
- Busdriverartist
- Clipseartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Joey Bada$$artist
- OutKastartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlibartist
- Atmosphereartist
- Viktor Vaughnartist
- Billy Woodsartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Mos Defartist
- Company Flowartist
- dead prezartist
- Flatbush ZOMBiESartist
- Big K.R.I.T.artist
- Profartist
- Blu & Exileartist
- Madvillainartist
- JAY-Zartist
Bands Run the Jewels shaped
Where the influence of Run the Jewels travelled next.
- Black Thoughtartist
- BADBADNOTGOODartist
- Tunde Adebimpeartist
- What So Notartist
- Lordeartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Geoff Barrowartist
- The Alchemistartist
- Gangsta Booartist
- DJ Shadowartist
- DJ Premierartist
- Denzel Curryartist
- TiaCorineartist
- Rage Against the Machineartist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
- Autoluxartist
- Aigelartist
- Algiersartist
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