Music:
Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Etta James, Carmen McRae, Shirley Horne, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, Motown, Patti Labelle, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Al Foster, Ahmad Jamaal, Charles Mingus, Blue Mitchell, Tito Puentes, Sergio Mendes, Arturo Sandoval, Pocho Sanchez, Buena Vista Social Club, Yo-Yo Ma, Keiko Matsui, Miri Ben-Ari, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Wes Montgomery, Marsalis family, George Winston, Gershwin, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Chakka Kahn, Al Green, Isley Brothers, Janice Joplin, Free Design, Anita Baker, 2 Pac, Black Sheep, Black Star, De La Soul, EPMD, Public Enemy, KMD, Beastie Boys, Gang Starr, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Leaders of the New School, Hieroglyphics, Jurassic 5, P.U.T.S., Heavy D, Eric B.&Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff&Fresh Prince, Jay Dee, Madlib, PBWolf, DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Funkmaster Flex, Kid Scratch, Kool Keith, Wu-Tang, Sheek Louch, MF Doom, MF Grimm, DaBrye, The Roots, Kinetics, Busta Rhymes, Rahzel, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Furious 5, Fearless 4, SOul SOnic Force, Ultramagnetic MC's, Whodini, The Fugees, John Forte, Slick Rick, Jungle Brothers, Mobb Deep, B.I.G., KRS-One, Run DMC, Afrika Bambaataa, Roots Manuva, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube(90's), Xzibit, Outkast, Queen Latifah a.k.a Dana Owens, MC Lyte(90's), Salt-n-Pepa, TLC, Jean Grae, Invincible, Missy Elliott, Black Eyed Peas, Cypress Hill, Eminem, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, The Gorillaz, Fat Boy Slim, Sade, Sweetback, Maxwell, Amel Larrieux, Res, Jill Scott, Whitney Houston, Goapele, Grenique, En Vogue, Brownstone, Mint Condition, Blackstreet, Dave Hollister, Syleena Johnson, D'Angelo, Floetry, Joss Stone, Vivian Green, Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah, Kindred, Anthony Hamilton, Glenn Lewis, Rafael Saadiq, John Legend, Musiq, India Arie. Alicia Keys, Tweet, Dwele, Van Hunt, Fantasia, Jamiroquai, Lenny Kravitz, Aerosmith, Evanessence, Artie Shaw, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and fellow midwesters and myspacers COMMON, TWISTA, KANYE, NETWORK CREW, ILL 4 REAL, BEATMONSTAS, TREOLOGIC, WORLD'S FAMOUS MOVEMENT, LYRIC DISRTICT, DYNAMIC VIBRATIONS, small CHANGE, INFLUENCE, NEO, ANG13, PSALM ONE, BEATMONSTAS, SLUM VILLAGE, LITTLE BROTHER, HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, DYME ONE, CAMOFLAJJONES, DRUNKEN MONKEEE, DEEP THINKERS, BURNING STAR, SIN, ZION I, C.C.R....just to name a few!
Movies:
The Wiz, Sarafina!, The Red Violin, Beat Street, Krush Groove, Neverending Story(all 3), Star Wars, Matrix, Aliens, Superman, Karate Kid, The Messenger, Red Sonja. Anything starring: Bruce Lee, Jet Li(esp. Fist of Legend), or Michelle Yeoh. Classics&musicals from 40's, 50's and 60's. Marvel or DC comic based films(those that were interpreted well). Anything directed by/also starring Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, or Kevin Costner. All Samuel Jackson, Will Smith, Morgan Freeman, Jodi Foster, Angelina Jolie, Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Russel Crowe, The Rock(hehe), Don Cheadle, Johnny Depp,and Mel Gibson(minus Mad Max). Sucker for Elvis Movies:0P Everything by M. Night Shyamalan and Quentin Tarantino(minus Dusk til Dawn). Love suspense thrillers and indie films, and of course a good love story every now and then. Can't forget the documentaries either!
