Optimus Prime...childhood idol, worshipped him so much i had to go to reconciliation for it. Sade....believe it or not, a friend of mine who got to tour with her said that after shows, she's got mad jokes, talks hella shit, smokes slim cigarrettes, and drinks 40s. i can't picture that. who knows? Muhammad Ali....the man fought as hard with his heart as he did with his hands.DAMN!!!! thinking about this list, i'm hella THANKFUL for the folks i have been honored enough to meet.....Efani Shakur, Suheir Hammad, Danny Glover, Grace Lee Boggs, Saul Williams, Sean Penn, Dennis Kucinich, Gwen Stefani and Gavin from Bush, Al Gore(very mixed feelings about this one), Dennis Kim and the Two Tongues crew, and Coretta Scott King (didn't meet her but got to see her speak at a church in MI five or so years back!!!!!!!!)and PS.....came close to meeting Common at this small ass ice cream shop in southfield, MI. they had him featured as their guest for the open mic that night. needless to say, he ripped it!