Anyone who can appreciate or relate to any of the above and my gemini twin... I know you're out there... whether it's in this universe, or a fractal of this universe!! Hit me up. We need to take over the world, Pinky... I just can't do it by myself.
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DIGABLE PLANETS - "BLACKITOLISM (9TH WONDER)" Well, besides the MIchigan cats in my top friends: A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Madlib, Aceyalone, Zion I, Blame One, Common, Dead Prez, The Coup, Pharroah Monch, Jean Grey, Bahamadia, Erykah Badu, Pete Rock, DEL and Hieroglyphics, Digable Planets, Digital Underground, Das EFX, Black Sheep, De La Soul, Gang Starr, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Portishead, Esthero, Mono, Massive Attack, Amon Tobin, and much much more...My father influenced me in jazz and classical, while my mother influenced me with classic/progressive rock. I grew up listening to hip hop and r&b on the radio, but around 93/94, I started listening to alternative rock, which eventually sent me back in time to where I only really listened to classic rock all through high school (95-99).It wasn't until after I graduated that I was reintroduced to hip hop... but this time it was the underground gems that I was being exposed to; not the radio rap crap that had taken over the mainstream by then. I got on a lot of groups late, like Outkast and Wu Tang (still not really familiar with the WU like I should be), but I'm still learning... I'm one of those kids who always loved all of Jay Dee's music, but never knew who he was until a few years ago. I didn't get on Slum V at first because I thought their sound was biting Tribe's sound too much... never knowing about the Jay Dee association with both groups. It's a shame that I didn't know about him sooner. That's probably how a lot of us feel now, too. {RIP J Dilla}
Pi; Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrells; Oceans Eleven; A Beautiful Mind; American Beauty; Pirates of the Caribbean; Kill Bill (1&2); Wag the Dog; K-Pax; Office Space; Pulp Fiction; Reservoir Dogs; Run Lola Run; X-Men; Men in Black; Matrix (1 only); Labyrinth; The Dark Crystal; Benny and Joon; Spaceballs; Goonies; Edward Scissorhands; Back to the Future (all 3); Team America: World Police; etc. Really anything that makes me laugh or provokes thought, like What the Bleep Do We Know and A Waking Life.
CSI, Law & Order, Simpsons, South Park!!, The Daily Show, Nova, National Geographic, Discovery (but I hardly watch TV anymore...)
My first adventure with pastels...
Mom and Dad and their parents, etc. Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Rhoald Dahl, Hieronymus Bosch, Monet, Picasso, Dali, Gallileo, Einstein, Newton, Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Mandlebrot, yogis, cats, anyone who questions or challenges our reality and who's out to make a significant difference in our little world... I offer my deepest bow. Thank you.