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Ryan Leslie is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Fabolous, Jazmine Sullivan, Million Stylez and Stevie Wonder. Those roots explain a lot about how Ryan Leslie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Omarion, Marques Houston, Joe, DAY26 and Mary J. Blige, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Diddy, Fabolous, LL Cool J, Kanye West and Usher, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Ryan Leslie, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Diddy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ryan Leslie is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip-hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists including Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Diddy, Fabolous, LL Cool J, Kanye West and Usher, among others.
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Ryan Leslie connections
Ryan Leslie grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Fabolous, Jazmine Sullivan and Million Stylez, shares an orbit with Omarion, Marques Houston, Joe and DAY26, went on to shape Diddy, Fabolous, LL Cool J and Kanye West. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ryan Leslie
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