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Yung Lean's influence on me stems from his innovative production and genre fusion. His early works featured spaced-out instrumentals and hard trap drums, evolving into the distinctive Emo-Rap genre. Notably, his recent album "Starz" breaks production norms, blending melancholic pop-punk, bouncy shoegaze, and industrial rock, showcasing his boundary-pushing creativity.

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Skepta co-founded Grime, which is why I consider him my influence as it shaped my youth with its rough, digital sound and aggressive beats, reflecting urban rebellion. Its erratic flows, politically charged lyrics, and social commentary resonate deeply, embodying the essence of youth defiance and societal critique.

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Dj Screw influenced Yung Lean's production and sonics. Dj Screw's "chopped and screwed" production has muddy, pitched down, and reverb-heavy characteristics that draw parallel to Lean's modern cloud rap fundamentals. "I grew up on DJ Screw. When I first discovered Screw was I was like 13" (Sniffers, 2024).

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Lil B influenced Yung Lean's production towards the underground/alternative genre. Lean said this about Lil B's music “This is going to stick for the next 10, 20 years”. (Aroesti, 2020). Lil B’s marketing style influenced Lean to market his music. Lil B was "knowledgeable on memes and the way teenagers were using social media". (One Block Down, 2022).

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Lil Wayne’s rapper personality and style on stage influenced Skepta to break the social norms and helped him to realise his music is worthy of the main stage. "He has so many fans and has broken so many boundaries", “He was the main act, and I thought one day I wanna be on stage, as Skepta". (Student Pocket Guide, 2012)

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D Double E influenced Skepta through his lyrics and pioneering of the grime genre. Skepta called D Double E "Greatest of all time" (Savage, 2018). Skepta also reconstructed a rhyme scheme from a D Double E song and feature it in his own song . D Double E said "He listened to the end of my words and he'd add new beginnings. It's magic." (Savage, 2018).

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Carl Cox influenced Skepta in a socio-political way, that old age shouldn't cease your creativity. Skepta spotted Carl at an Ibiza party. “Wow, you’re like in your 60s and your show is sold out tonight,” (Godwin, 2023). The next week Skepta and Jammer (BBK) started an EDM label 'Mas Tièmpo'.

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Yung Lean was influenced by Broder Daniel's dark aesthetic and sound at a young age, clearly, they inspired his emo-type genre and stylistic ideas during his listening experience. “One of the bands that I was inspired by as a kid was [90s rockers] Broder Daniel, who are really big in Sweden – the first [Swedish] emo band.” (Aroesti, 2020).