Writing, poetry, music, blah blah blah....I'd like to think of myself as well rounded in terms of interests and hobbies.
Hunter S. Thompson,my favorite author
First, the old stuff: Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Run-DMC, Eric B. and Rakim, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap, Beastie Boys, Ultramagnetic MC's, Too Short....I could go on for days....The new(er) stuff: Mos Def, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Common, Pharoahe Monche, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Wu-Tang, LudacrisThe DJs and Downtempo artists: DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, DJ Krush, Beat Junkies, RJD2, DJ Logic, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Portishead, Massive Attack, Fila Brazilia, Terranova, Viktor Duplaix, Jazzanova, KoopEverything else: Radiohead, Coldplay, The Beta Band, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, SupergrassThere's too many to list....
I'll just list my top ten in no particular order....otherwise i'll be typing all night...Chasing Amy, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Shawshank Redemption, Glengary Glen Ross, Seven, Pulp Fiction, City of God, The Usual Suspects, The Pianist, The Matrix
South Park, Chappelle's Show, The Daily Show, Sportscenter, The Sopranos, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fear and Loathing: In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson; The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson; The Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut; Miles by Miles Davis; Tuff by Paul Beatty; the entire Jack Ryan series of books by Tom Clancy; Michael Crichton's early books; most of Stephen King's short stories, again, i could go on and on
my mother for struggling to raise me and my father, may he rest in peace, for teaching me the most valuable lessons in life before leaving this world.