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Theophilus London is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Body Language, James Brown, Leon Ware, Jimmy Edgar and Machinedrum. Those roots explain a lot about how Theophilus London arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as GoldLink, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Pharrell Williams and Rye Rye, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into HO99O9 and Amadou & Mariam, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Theophilus London, reaching back through Body Language and forward to HO99O9. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Theophilus Musa London is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney on Kanye West's 2015 single "All Day", which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received two Grammy Award nominations. London has also worked on several iterations of West's eleventh album Donda 2 (2022), as well as several of his unreleased projects.
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Theophilus London connections
Theophilus London grew out of Body Language, James Brown, Leon Ware and Jimmy Edgar, shares an orbit with GoldLink, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and Pharrell Williams, went on to shape HO99O9 and Amadou & Mariam. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Theophilus London
Sounds and acts that shaped Theophilus London.
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- Jimmy Edgarartist
- Machinedrumartist
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Artists similar to Theophilus London
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Theophilus London.
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- Q-Tipartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- Pharrell Williamsartist
- Rye Ryeartist
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- A$AP Mobartist
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