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Zebra Katz

Zebra Katz is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Leila Arab, Chaos in the CBD, Sega Bodega, Grace Jones and Nina Simone. Those roots explain a lot about how Zebra Katz arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mykki Blanco, bbymutha, Princess Nokia, Tkay Maidza and Tierra Whack, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hervé, Busta Rhymes, Gorillaz, Mykki Blanco and Boyfriend, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Zebra Katz, reaching back through Leila Arab and forward to Hervé. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ojay Morgan, better known as Zebra Katz, is a Berlin-based Jamaican-American rapper, producer and songwriter who has collaborated with artists including Busta Rhymes and Gorillaz. Fashion designer Rick Owens featured Zebra Katz's song "Ima Read" at his show at Paris Fashion Week in 2012. Morgan identifies as queer.

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Zebra KatzLeila ArabChaos in the CBDSega BodegaGrace JonesNina SimoneLittle RichardHervéBusta RhymesGorillazMykki BlancoBoyfriendMykki BlancobbymuthaPrincess NokiaTkay MaidzaTierra WhackFlo MilliSnow Tha ProductMissy Elliott

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Zebra Katz connections

Zebra Katz grew out of Leila Arab, Chaos in the CBD, Sega Bodega and Grace Jones, shares an orbit with Mykki Blanco, bbymutha, Princess Nokia and Tkay Maidza, went on to shape Hervé, Busta Rhymes, Gorillaz and Mykki Blanco. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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