Born and Raised in Chicago.
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My Largely Outdated Site due to complete lack of time and laziness
In no particular order... The Roots, Etta James, DJ Shadow, Atmosphere, Bill Withers, TV on the Radio, Radiohead, Norah Jones, Little Brother, Blackalicious, Frank Sinatra, Nas, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, De La Soul, Easy Star All-Stars, J-Live, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Murs, Talib Kweli, Outkast, Mos Def, Pink Floyd, Typical Cats, Muddy Waters, Thievery Corporation, John Lee Hooker, Erykah Badu, Young Jeezy, Nina Simone, Pharoahe Monch, D'Angelo, Ras Kass, The Doors, Common, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, The Police, Rakim, Schoolly D, Tha Alkaholiks, Jodeci, DJ Krush, Gil Scott-Heron, Rhymefest, Seel Fresh, Ludacris, The Beatles, Curtis Mayfield, Damian Marley, Miles Davis, Ludwig van Beethoven, Beck, Roy Ayers, Otis Redding, Nirvana, Masta Ace, Thelonious Monk, Rage Against the Machine, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bob Marley, Notorious B.I.G., Sly & The Family Stone, Squarepusher, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Duke Ellington, The Cuban All-Stars, Armik, Buddy Guy
Fear and Loathing in Vegas, True Romance, Bad Santa, Die Hard, Leaving Las Vegas, Kill Bill, Fight Club, Reservoir Dogs, A Better Way To Die, Payback, Run Lola Run, Spaceballs, Saw, The Departed, Scarface, Scratch, Beatstreet, Pulp Fiction, Style Wars, Bomb The System, City of God, Amélie, Dogma, A Christmas Carol, Shaolin Drunken Monk
Not much... House, Lost, Adult Swim, Cowboy Bebop, Occasional Daily Show, Red Dwarf, and Alton Brown is the king geek of all things food.
Tons of BS about Tech Programming and Business, Bukowski, Thompson, Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, William Gibson, Teachings of Don Juan (Castaneda), Philip K. Dick, Douglas Adams, Henry Miller, Some Philosophy, Modern Drunkard Magazine, The Future of Ideas by Larry Lessig, Couldn't finish Plath's Bell Jar or Kerouac's On the Road due to excruciating boredom and disinterest, Currently reading: This is Your Brain on Music, which has been thoroughly intriguing thus far.
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