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The Knux

The Knux is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nas and Gravediggaz. Those roots explain a lot about how The Knux arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kidz in the Hall, Ski Beatz and Akrobatik, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Common, Q-Tip, Nas, The Roots and Shwayze, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Knux, reaching back through Nas and forward to Common. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The KnuxNasGravediggazCommonQ-TipNasThe RootsShwayzeB.o.BEyedeaLupe FiascoKidz in the HallSki BeatzAkrobatik

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The Knux connections

The Knux grew out of Nas and Gravediggaz, shares an orbit with Kidz in the Hall, Ski Beatz and Akrobatik, went on to shape Common, Q-Tip, Nas and The Roots. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Knux

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Knux.

Artists similar to The Knux

Kindred3

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Knux.

Bands The Knux shaped

Legacy11

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