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slowthai

slowthai is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Justice, Oasis, Jockstrap, Die Antwoord and Kanye West. Those roots explain a lot about how slowthai arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stormzy, Loyle Carner, AJ Tracey, Giggs and Ocean Wisdom, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into IDLES, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around slowthai, reaching back through Justice and forward to IDLES. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Tyron Kaymone Frampton, better known by his stage name Slowthai, is a British rapper. Raised in Northampton, he rose to popularity in 2019 for his gritty and rough instrumentals and raw, politically charged lyrics.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
slowthaiJusticeOasisJockstrapDie AntwoordKanye WestBROCKHAMPTONSega BodegaGesaffelsteinIDLESStormzyLoyle CarnerAJ TraceyGiggsOcean WisdomLittle SimzAmeer VannGhetts

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slowthai connections

slowthai grew out of Justice, Oasis, Jockstrap and Die Antwoord, shares an orbit with Stormzy, Loyle Carner, AJ Tracey and Giggs, went on to shape IDLES. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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