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will.i.am is a Contemporary R&B and Hip hop act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of K’naan, Tatyana Ali, Coco Lee, MC Lyte and Dizzee Rascal. Those roots explain a lot about how will.i.am arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Flo Rida, Taio Cruz, Timbaland, Nicole Scherzinger and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cheryl, Can't Hold Us, If We Ever Meet Again, Becky Hill and Charlie Wilson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 92 connections around will.i.am, reaching back through K’naan and forward to Cheryl. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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will.i.am connections
will.i.am grew out of K’naan, Tatyana Ali, Coco Lee and MC Lyte, shares an orbit with Flo Rida, Taio Cruz, Timbaland and Nicole Scherzinger, went on to shape Cheryl, Can't Hold Us, If We Ever Meet Again and Becky Hill. 92 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced will.i.am
Sounds and acts that shaped will.i.am.
- K’naanartist
- Tatyana Aliartist
- Coco Leeartist
- MC Lyteartist
- Dizzee Rascalartist
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)artist
- Thriller 25artist
- Papaoutaiartist
- Feel This Momentartist
- Bob Jamesartist
- William Orbitartist
- Cirkutartist
- Check It Outartist
- Sandy Veeartist
- Marcelo D2artist
- Quando, Quando, Quandoartist
- Sidney Samsonartist
- Booka Shadeartist
- Jay Rockartist
- John Carroll Kirbyartist
- Pia Miaartist
- High Highsartist
- MC Solaarartist
- Cleverartist
- DJ Z-Tripartist
- Jessie Jartist
- Redfooartist
- Daddy Yankeeartist
- Eazy-Eartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- Becky Gartist
- Kat Grahamartist
- The Scriptartist
- Paparazziartist
- Kelisartist
Artists similar to will.i.am
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with will.i.am.
- Flo Ridaartist
- Taio Cruzartist
- Timbalandartist
- Nicole Scherzingerartist
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewisartist
- B.o.Bartist
- Sean Kingstonartist
- Sean Paulartist
- Kelly Rowlandartist
- Jennifer Lopezartist
- Will Smithartist
- Nicki Minajartist
- Pharrell Williamsartist
- Ciaraartist
- Rihannaartist
- Diddy - Dirty Moneyartist
- Baby Bashartist
- French Montanaartist
- Usherartist
- Diddyartist
- Iyazartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- DJ Khaledartist
- Tygaartist
- Kevin Rudolfartist
- Alexandra Burkeartist
Bands will.i.am shaped
Where the influence of will.i.am travelled next.
- Cherylartist
- Can't Hold Usartist
- If We Ever Meet Againartist
- Becky Hillartist
- Charlie Wilsonartist
- Nikki Yanofskyartist
- Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloadedartist
- American Boyartist
- Snoop Lionartist
- The Bugglesartist
- Eva Simonsartist
- Nicki Minajartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Ellie Gouldingartist
- Nicole Scherzingerartist
- Gym Class Heroesartist
- Medusaartist
- Planet Asiaartist
- Fergieartist
- Justin Timberlakeartist
- Flo Ridaartist
- Usherartist
- Sealartist
- Bonoartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- Faith Hillartist
- Kanye Westartist
- Akonartist
- Rihannaartist
- 2NE1artist
- Britney Spearsartist
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