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Spooky Black is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Xavier Wulf & Bones, Oliver Francis, Yung Lean, Whitearmor and Chris Travis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nav, Maggie Lindemann, Dua Saleh, Janet Jackson and Future, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Spooky Black and forward to Nav. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Corbin Beckner Smidzik, known mononymously as Corbin and formerly as Spooky Black and Lil Spook, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a member of the hip hop/R&B collective Thestand4rd. As Corbin, he has released three studio albums, Mourn (2017), Ghost With Skin (2021), and Crisis Kid (2025).
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Spooky Black connections
Spooky Black shares an orbit with Xavier Wulf & Bones, Oliver Francis, Yung Lean and Whitearmor, went on to shape Nav, Maggie Lindemann, Dua Saleh and Janet Jackson. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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