J Dilla, Gaelle, Badu, Esthero, K-OS, Tribe, Jill Scott, Weezer, Roots, MOS DEF, Talib Kweli, N.E.R.D., Big Muff, Miguel Miggs, Gorillaz, Jaguar Wright, Kelis, Dwele, Karriem Riggins;), Common, Lisa Shaw, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, White Stripes, Jimi Hendrix, Al Green, Frankie Beverly, Isley Brothers, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Ray Brown Trio, Van Hunt, Dave Matthews Band, Jamiroquai, Pat Metheny, Steely Dan, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Wyclef, The Doors, Jay-Z, Black Eyed Peas, Little Brother, Natalie Merchant, John Legend, Danger Mouse, Amel Larrieux, Bjork, Michael Franks, Beyonce, Lenny Kravitz, Kindred, Courtney Jackson;), Fluent;), Mary J., Maroon 5, Corrine Bailey Rae, Kena, Bilal, Maxwell, Norman Brown, Boney James, Bahamadia, Madlib, De La Soul, Raphael Saadiq, Chaka Khan, Raheem DeVaughn, OutKast, No Doubt, Stereolab, Zero 7, Gnarls Barkley, Platinum Pied Pipers, Prince, Queen, Raekwon, Ghostface, Res, Roy Ayers, Sean Paul, Slum Village, Stevie Wonder, Pharoah Sanders, Sweetback, Tony Toni Tone, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zap Mama, Gypsy Kings, Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley, Aya...and a countless continuation of many many many more...oh yeah, All 80's Music:)!
Crooklyn, Frida, Office Space, Love Jones, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Wiz, Bamboozled, Like Water for Chocolate, Unbreakable, Malcolm X, Chasing Amy, Very Bad Things, Clerks II (still laughing), The Color Purple, What the Bleep Do We Know, Garden State, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Wedding Crashers, Eve's Bayou, Happy Gilmore, Underworld, Neverending Story (comfort cinema), Butterfly Effect, Dopamine, Blue Velvet...I know there are many more even though I'm not the biggest movie buff.
not a big t.v. fan...short list goes like this: Family Guy, Girlfriends, 24, 6 Feet Under, Huff, Sopranos
Wheels of Life, Celestine Prophecy, The Bell Jar(however depressing), Frida, Infinite Self, Bone Black, Power of Now, Egyptian Yoga Book, Real Magic, Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway, Love Freedom & Aloneness...mostly self-enlightenment/help references as preventative and corrective aids for the creeping madness of the matrix.