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Shabazz Palaces

Shabazz Palaces is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of John Carroll Kirby. Those roots explain a lot about how Shabazz Palaces arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Company Flow, E L U C I D, Digable Planets, clipping. and Billy Woods, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thundercat, Flying Lotus, George Clinton, The Helio Sequence and clipping., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Shabazz Palaces, reaching back through John Carroll Kirby and forward to Thundercat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Shabazz Palaces is an Seattle-based hip hop group led by Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Shabazz PalacesJohn Carroll KirbyThundercatFlying LotusGeorge ClintonThe Helio Sequenceclipping.Company FlowE L U C I DDigable Planetsclipping.Billy WoodsFlying LotusEdanMoor Mother

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Shabazz Palaces connections

Shabazz Palaces grew out of John Carroll Kirby, shares an orbit with Company Flow, E L U C I D, Digable Planets and clipping., went on to shape Thundercat, Flying Lotus, George Clinton and The Helio Sequence. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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