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Smoke DZA

Smoke DZA is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Devin the Dude, BJ The Chicago Kid, Harry Fraud, Kenny Beats and Pro Era. Those roots explain a lot about how Smoke DZA arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Curren$y, Termanology, LE$, Stalley and 38 Spesh, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jon Connor and Curren$y, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Smoke DZA, reaching back through Devin the Dude and forward to Jon Connor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Sean Joseph Pompey, better known by his stage name Smoke DZA, is an American rapper and songwriter.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Smoke DZADevin the DudeBJ The Chicago KidHarry FraudKenny BeatsPro EraMemphis BleekGirl TalkSpragga BenzJon ConnorCurren$yCurren$yTermanologyLE$Stalley38 SpeshBig K.R.I.T.Statik SelektahLloyd Banks

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Smoke DZA connections

Smoke DZA grew out of Devin the Dude, BJ The Chicago Kid, Harry Fraud and Kenny Beats, shares an orbit with Curren$y, Termanology, LE$ and Stalley, went on to shape Jon Connor and Curren$y. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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