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Smino is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Field Mob, Samara Cyn, Sango, Ravyn Lenae and Muddy Waters. Those roots explain a lot about how Smino arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Isaiah Rashad, EARTHGANG, Mick Jenkins, Kenny Mason and Bas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Saba, Noname, Mick Jenkins, Jean Deaux and Dreezy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Smino, reaching back through Field Mob and forward to Saba. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Christopher Smith Jr., better known by his stage name Smino, is an American rapper and singer. He is the founder of the musical collective Zero Fatigue with Bari, Monte Booker, Jay2, and Ravyn Lenae. He is one third of the supergroup Ghetto Sage, with Saba and Noname. Smino is signed to Downtown Records and Interscope.
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Smino connections
Smino grew out of Field Mob, Samara Cyn, Sango and Ravyn Lenae, shares an orbit with Isaiah Rashad, EARTHGANG, Mick Jenkins and Kenny Mason, went on to shape Saba, Noname, Mick Jenkins and Jean Deaux. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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