"I want to be as free as the spirits of those who left, I'm talking Malcom, Coltrane, my man Yusef...the present is a gift and I just wanna BE"
I would love to sit down and pick the brains of Diddy, Bill Gates, Denzel, Will Smith, Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Wright, Magic Johnson, George Clooney, Oprah, Don Cheadle, Mumia Abu Jamal, Assata Shakur, Bill Clinton, and of course YOU. So holla at ya boy.
Kanye West, Raul Midon, Anthony Hamilton, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Floetry, Outkast, Roy Hargrove, N.E.R.D, The Gorillaz, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, M.I.A., Lenny Kravitz, Brazilian Girls, Snoop, James Blunt, early Bobby Brown, T.I., Jay-Z, Areosmith, Yusef Lateef, Eric Roberson, Chris Brown, Bon Jovi, Usher, early Tom Petty, early Mary J. Blige (although her recent album is on point), I love R &B and hip hop, especially hip hop from the Golden Era, most alternative music, and definitly contemporary jazz and acid jazz. Not a big fan of country music. A few favorite songs: The Freshmen by Verve Pipe, Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice, T.R.O.Y by Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Perfect by Simple Plan, This is how you remind me by Nickleback, Before I Let Go by Frankie Beverly and Maze, Best of Me part 2 by Mya feat Jay-Z, Who do U Love by LL Cool J, Front, Back, Side to Side by UGK, hmmm and still thinking....
CRASH, The Rush Hour series, Old School, Eddie Murphy movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Closer, Wedding Crashers, The World According to Garp, The Friday Series, House Party, LA Confidential, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Boyz N the Hood, Menace II Society, My Best Friends Wedding, Scarface, Heat, Carlito's Way, Goodfellas, Casino, There's Something about Mary, Maria Full of Grace, City of God, Amorres Perros, Adaptation, Mullholand Drive, Mo Better Blues, Clerks,Savannah Smiles, I'm gonna get you Sucka, The Five Heartbeats.
LOST, Heroes, 24, Run's House, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, Cosby Show, Martin, Different World, Living Single, videos [Can't get enough of Vh1 Soul] , sports, Recess, Mama's Family, Murder She Wrote, Grey's Anatomy, The Boondocks, Family Guy, Simpsons, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Chappelle's Show, The Amazing Race.
The Bible, The Spook who sat by the door by Sam Greenlee, Makes Me Wanna Holla by Nathan McCall, Animal Farm, Oh the Places You'll Go, The Community of Self by Dr. Na'im Akbar, Favorite Authors: Grisham, Dan Brown, Eric Jerome Dicky, Michael Eric Dyson, Asha Bandele, Bell Hooks, Anthony Brawder, Pearl Cleage, August Wilson, Suzan Lori - Parks.
My family, my friends, my ancestors. And anyone who follows their dreams. Cheers 2 U.