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Young Chris is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rico Love. Those roots explain a lot about how Young Chris arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jae Millz, Kidz in the Hall, Ski Beatz, Yung Berg and Trademark Da Skydiver, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into JAY-Z, Chingy, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz and John Legend, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Young Chris, reaching back through Rico Love and forward to JAY-Z. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Christopher Francis Ries, known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He was one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with fellow rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same year, the duo joined the larger Philadelphia-based hip hop group State Property; both acts were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records by the same time.
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Young Chris connections
Young Chris grew out of Rico Love, shares an orbit with Jae Millz, Kidz in the Hall, Ski Beatz and Yung Berg, went on to shape JAY-Z, Chingy, Kanye West and Swizz Beatz. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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