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This Is America

Afrobeat
AfrobeatHip hop

This Is America is a Afrobeat and Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Drake. Those roots explain a lot about how This Is America arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Lil B, Carly Rae Jepsen, Earth Wind and Fire, Falz and Residente, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around This Is America, reaching back through Drake and forward to Lil B. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"This Is America" is a song by American rapper Childish Gambino. Written by Gambino, Ludwig Göransson and American rapper Young Thug and produced by the former two, it was released on May 6, 2018, at the same time that Gambino was hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live. The song also features backing vocals from fellow American rappers Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd, BlocBoy JB, Quavo of Migos, and 21 Savage. The lyrics and accompanying music video, reflecting the core of the Black Lives Matter movement, confront issues of ongoing systemic racism, including prejudice, racial violence, the ghetto, and law enforcement in the United States, as well as the wider issues of mass shootings and gun violence in the United States.

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This Is AmericaDrakeLil BCarly Rae JepsenEarth Wind and FireFalzResidenteIbeyi

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This Is America connections

This Is America grew out of Drake, went on to shape Lil B, Carly Rae Jepsen, Earth Wind and Fire and Falz. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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