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Shad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Black Thought, The Procussions and City and Colour. Those roots explain a lot about how Shad arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brother Ali, Blackalicious, Homeboy Sandman, Blu and Common Market, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dallas Green, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Shad, reaching back through Black Thought and forward to Dallas Green. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Shad connections
Shad grew out of Black Thought, The Procussions and City and Colour, shares an orbit with Brother Ali, Blackalicious, Homeboy Sandman and Blu, went on to shape Dallas Green. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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