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Slum Village is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lee Fields & The Expressions, Dwele, Q-Tip, Karriem Riggins and Lee Fields. Those roots explain a lot about how Slum Village arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little Brother, J Dilla, Common, Illa J and Jaylib, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into D'Angelo, John Legend, Aretha Franklin, Black Milk and Phat Kat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Slum Village, reaching back through Lee Fields & The Expressions and forward to D'Angelo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Slum Village is an American hip-hop group from Detroit, Michigan. The group was formerly composed of the rappers Baatin (1974–2009), T3, and rapper / producer J Dilla (1974–2006). J Dilla left in 2001 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records. Elzhi joined in his absence, after which Baatin also left due to health complications.
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Slum Village connections
Slum Village grew out of Lee Fields & The Expressions, Dwele, Q-Tip and Karriem Riggins, shares an orbit with Little Brother, J Dilla, Common and Illa J, went on to shape D'Angelo, John Legend, Aretha Franklin and Black Milk. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Slum Village
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Bands Slum Village shaped
Where the influence of Slum Village travelled next.
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