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The Life of Pablo is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Paul McCartney. Those roots explain a lot about how The Life of Pablo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, DAMN., Yeezus, Graduation and The College Dropout, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Young Thug and Future, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around The Life of Pablo, reaching back through Paul McCartney and forward to Young Thug. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Life of Pablo is the seventh studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on February 14, 2016, through GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. West recorded it between 2013 and 2016, and led its production with the executive producers Rick Rubin and Noah Goldstein. Guest appearances include The-Dream, Kelly Price, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, Kid Cudi, Desiigner, Rihanna, Young Thug, Chris Brown, the Weeknd, Ty Dolla Sign, Vic Mensa, Sia, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and Sampha.
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The Life of Pablo connections
The Life of Pablo grew out of Paul McCartney, shares an orbit with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, DAMN., Yeezus and Graduation, went on to shape Young Thug and Future. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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