Music:
Lupe Fiasco, Omillio Sparks, Freeway, Darien Brockington, Dwele, Beanie Sigel, Raphael Saadiq, Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne, Bilal, DJ Quik, Musiq, Jody Breeze, Hi-Tek, Carl Thomas, Outkast, Devin the Dude, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and some more I can't think of...
Movies:
Harlem Nights, Eddie Murphy-Delirious, Don't Be a Menace, The People Under the Stairs, Fresh, Candyman, Friday, Juice, Fakin da Funk, Tsotsi, Hotel Rwanda, Crash, DysFunkTional Family
Television:
Sanford & Son
Books:
The Bible, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Heroes:
God, Teachers, Huey Newton, and Albert Einstein