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Sheff G

Sheff G is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Notorious B.I.G., Lil Bibby and Chief Keef. Those roots explain a lot about how Sheff G arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sleepy Hallow, Fivio Foreign, Lil Durk, Jay Critch and Calboy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ice Spice, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Sheff G, reaching back through The Notorious B.I.G. and forward to Ice Spice. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Michael Kyle Williams, known professionally as Sheff G, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with his 2017 single "No Suburban", which was a response to the song "Suburban" by 22Gz. 22Gz responded with a song titled "Retaliation", and Sheff G responded with "No Suburban Pt.2 Williams is widely known as one of the vanguards of the Brooklyn drill movement. On May 16, 2023, Williams was indicted with 31 other purported gang members responsible for several shooting incidents and at least one murder over a two-year span.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Sheff GThe Notorious B.I.G.Lil BibbyChief KeefIce SpiceSleepy HallowFivio ForeignLil DurkJay CritchCalboyLil BabyPooh ShiestyTee Grizzley

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Sheff G connections

Sheff G grew out of The Notorious B.I.G., Lil Bibby and Chief Keef, shares an orbit with Sleepy Hallow, Fivio Foreign, Lil Durk and Jay Critch, went on to shape Ice Spice. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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