Music:
Reggae. Morgan Heritage, Steel Pulse, Junior Gong, LKJ, lots of reggae, Jayceemcee, The Battered Saucepans, Bjork, Tricky, Taj Mahal, Lark, Jose Gonzalez, Unit R, Pharcyde, Fletcher etc
Movies:
Total Recall, Fear and Loathing, Amelie, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Hill, Motorcycle Diaries...those are the first six I could think of...
Books:
Short History of Nearly Everything, Million Little Pieces, Hidden Agenda, Stupid White Men, Cosmic Bandito's, Hitchhiker's Guide...