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Skyzoo is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gamblers, Termanology, Monie Love, Nas and Stalley. Those roots explain a lot about how Skyzoo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Phonte, Little Brother, Lloyd Banks, Statik Selektah and Planet Asia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Skyzoo, reaching back through Gamblers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Gregory Skyler Taylor, known professionally as Skyzoo, is an American rapper, director, and songwriter. He has released a number of notable solo and collaborative albums, including Cloud 9: The 3 Day High with 9th Wonder in 2006, The Salvation in 2009, A Dream Deferred in 2012, Music for My Friends in 2015, The Easy Truth with Apollo Brown in 2016, Retropolitan with Pete Rock in 2019, and his most recent solo album Keep Me Company. Skyzoo has also released a plethora of mixtapes including Corner Store Classic and The Great Debater throughout his career, and has worked with artists such as Jill Scott, Wale, Lloyd Banks, Dr. Dre, Black Thought, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Spike Lee, John Legend, among others. Skyzoo has headlined or co-headlined often-yearly tours throughout America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia, and he owns and operates the independent record label First Generation Rich.
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Skyzoo connections
Skyzoo grew out of Gamblers, Termanology, Monie Love and Nas, shares an orbit with Phonte, Little Brother, Lloyd Banks and Statik Selektah. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Skyzoo
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