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Ying Yang Twins

Ying Yang Twins is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pretty Ricky, Lil Jon, B2K, George Kranz and Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Those roots explain a lot about how Ying Yang Twins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Yung Joc, Crime Mob, Ludacris and Lil Scrappy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Britney Spears, Wyclef Jean, Hall & Oates, B2K and Chingy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Ying Yang Twins, reaching back through Pretty Ricky and forward to Britney Spears. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Ying Yang Twins are an American hip hop duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc. Despite the name, the duo are not twins, brothers, or even related.

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Ying Yang TwinsPretty RickyLil JonB2KGeorge KranzLil Jon & The East S…Adam LevinePitbullTeedra MosesBritney SpearsWyclef JeanHall & OatesB2KChingyThe Lonely IslandDon't Phunk with My …Lil JonLil Jon & The East S…Yung JocCrime MobLudacrisLil ScrappyYoungBloodzGorilla ZoeDem Franchize Boyz

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Ying Yang Twins connections

Ying Yang Twins grew out of Pretty Ricky, Lil Jon, B2K and George Kranz, shares an orbit with Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Yung Joc, Crime Mob and Ludacris, went on to shape Britney Spears, Wyclef Jean, Hall & Oates and B2K. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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