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Shing02 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nujabes and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Those roots explain a lot about how Shing02 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nujabes, Witness, Soul Scream, MIDICRONICA and People Under the Stairs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ken Ishii, El-P, Murs, The Grouch and Five Deez, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Shing02, reaching back through Nujabes and forward to Ken Ishii. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shingo Annen , better known by his stage name Shing02, is a Japanese-American rapper, record producer, activist and investor. According to Patrick Neate, his music "has addressed important issues from Japanese ethnicity to sexual exploitation to the education system."
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Shing02 connections
Shing02 grew out of Nujabes and Ryuichi Sakamoto, shares an orbit with Nujabes, Witness, Soul Scream and MIDICRONICA, went on to shape Ken Ishii, El-P, Murs and The Grouch. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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