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UGK is a Trap act. Their sound grew out of Geto Boys, JAY-Z, Devin the Dude, Ronald Isley and L'Trimm. Those roots explain a lot about how UGK arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pimp C, Z-Ro, Bun B, Project Pat and Fat Pat, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Isaiah Rashad, Action Bronson, Narrow Head, Big K.R.I.T. and BigXthaPlug, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around UGK, reaching back through Geto Boys and forward to Isaiah Rashad. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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UGK connections
UGK grew out of Geto Boys, JAY-Z, Devin the Dude and Ronald Isley, shares an orbit with Pimp C, Z-Ro, Bun B and Project Pat, went on to shape Isaiah Rashad, Action Bronson, Narrow Head and Big K.R.I.T.. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced UGK
Sounds and acts that shaped UGK.
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