hip hop, rap, rock; in that order. favorite artists: Del, Hieroglyphics, Beatnuts, Big L, Gangstarr, Pharcyde, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Snoop Dogg (old stuff), Eminem, Too Short, D12, Method Man, Redman, 2Pac (old stuff), Sublime, System of a Down, Korn, Seether, Deftones, Staind, Nirvana, Tool. you get the idea here
any kevin smith movie, any al pacino film, boiler room, a bronx tale, all mobster movies, big lebowski, the doors movie, fear and loathing in las vegas, sopranos, etc.