My old school family to check their history
Gangstarr, Curtis Mayfield, Eric Clapton, Nas, Al Green, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Delfonics, Queen, Hall & Oates, RJD2, Commodores, Amy Winehouse, Jaheim, 2pac, Biggie, The Beatnuts, OC, Lord Finesse, Big L, Robin Thicke, The Clash, Mobb Deep, The Artifacts, Outkast, Apathy, Metallica, The Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Wu-Tang Clan, Killarmy, Tragedy Khadafi, Capone-N-Noreaga, Clipse, etc... to be continued
Anything that gets me thinking
My grandparents, great-grandparents, Arturo Gatti, William Wallace, Hannibal