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Vybz Kartel

Dancehall
DancehallHip hopReggae

Vybz Kartel is a Dancehall and Hip hop act. Their catalogue also touches Reggae. Their sound grew out of Di Genius, Buccaneer, Ms. Thing, Jesse Royal and Ms. Triniti. Those roots explain a lot about how Vybz Kartel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Aidonia, Dexta Daps, Gaza Slim, Demarco and TeeJay, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jah Vinci, Biga Ranx, Tommy Lee Sparta, Pa Salieu and Haim, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Vybz Kartel, reaching back through Di Genius and forward to Jah Vinci. 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
Vybz KartelDi GeniusBuccaneerMs. ThingJesse RoyalMs. TrinitiBeach BoiiSeraniLord KossityJah VinciBiga RanxTommy Lee SpartaPa SalieuHaimDiploSpiceShenseeaAidoniaDexta DapsGaza SlimDemarcoTeeJaySkengGyptianTommy Lee Sparta

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Vybz Kartel connections

Vybz Kartel grew out of Di Genius, Buccaneer, Ms. Thing and Jesse Royal, shares an orbit with Aidonia, Dexta Daps, Gaza Slim and Demarco, went on to shape Jah Vinci, Biga Ranx, Tommy Lee Sparta and Pa Salieu. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots9

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