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Sean Kingston

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BDancehallHip hop

Sean Kingston is a Contemporary R&B and Dancehall act. Their catalogue also touches Hip hop. Their sound grew out of Jake Miller, Marc E. Bassy, Clyde Carson, Bun B and Bruno Mars. Those roots explain a lot about how Sean Kingston arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Iyaz, Flo Rida, Taio Cruz, Ne-Yo and Usher, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nipsey Hussle, Danny Fernandes, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo and Iyaz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Sean Kingston, reaching back through Jake Miller and forward to Nipsey Hussle. 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
Sean KingstonJake MillerMarc E. BassyClyde CarsonBun BBruno MarsNiggaJason DeruloJoJoNipsey HussleDanny FernandesJustin BieberJason DeruloIyazTory LanezChris BrownDavid ArchuletaIyazFlo RidaTaio CruzNe-YoUsherKid InkOmarionTimbaland

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Sean Kingston grew out of Jake Miller, Marc E. Bassy, Clyde Carson and Bun B, shares an orbit with Iyaz, Flo Rida, Taio Cruz and Ne-Yo, went on to shape Nipsey Hussle, Danny Fernandes, Justin Bieber and Jason Derulo. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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