Singing, dancing, acting, writing, reading, Kabbalah, boxing, playing pool, bowling, playing Spades... and driving!..
Prince!!!, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Annie Lennox, Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Missy Elliot, Kanye West, Common, BB King. Pretty much all Old School R&B, Jazz, and Blues artist- and some rock artists, as well...
So many artists from different genres have inspired me since birth: Prince!!, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Depeche Mode, Outkast, Sade, The Isley Brothers, Teddy Pendegrass, Patti Labelle, Denise Williams, Minnie Ripperton, Marvin Gaye, Atlantic Star, Alexander O'Neal, Madonna, Neptunes, Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Koko Taylor, Luther Vandross, SOS Band, Duran Duran, David Bowie, Tears For Fears, Sting, Tom Petty, Garbage, Tricky, John Digweed, Hall & Oats, Culture Club, No Doubt, Blondie, Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Anita Baker, Human League, Billy Idol, REM, Live, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, BB King, Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Roots, Common, Mariah Carey, Mos Def, Kanye West, Mobb Deep, Peaches, Lords of Acid, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Queen, Jewel, RENT ORIGINAL BROADWAY SOUNDTRACK...... Many MANY other Artists. List goes on, baby!! I love almost ALL 80's artists, ALL Old School, ALL Blues, Techno, Trip Hop, Jazz, and Rock- mostly 80's and 90's rock.
The Usual Suspects, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Se7en, House Party I & III, Class Act, School Daze, Color Purple, Purple Rain, RENT, The Five Heartbeats, The Lost Boys, Silence of the Lambs, Mannequin, Just One of the Guys, Some Kind of Wonderful, Dirty Dancing, Reform School Girls, Fright Night, Pretty In Pink, The Crow, The Matrix Sequels, Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2, The Breakfast Club, The Boondock Saints, Kids, If These Walls Could Talk 2, Krush Groove, Menace II Society, Sign O' The Times Concert Movie, Stand By Me, Harlem Nights, Boomerang, Raw, Coming To America, The Golden Child, All Nightmare On Elm Street Sequels, Freddy vs. Jason, Chicago, Cabaret, Sweet Charity, All That Jazz, Fosse, Clockwork Orange, The Exorcist (just the first one!), Poltergeist (just the first one), Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Ray, Ali, Walk The Line, Kissing Jessica Stein, Gia.... There are so, so many. I love most of the 80's movies, horror, comedy, and suspense.
Sanford and Son, Good Times, Family Guy, The Jamie Foxx Show, In Living Color, Charmed, Girlfriends, Sex & The City, Yo Momma, Wild & Out, Criss Angel's Mindfreak, Judge Judy, Judge Hatchett, The Tyra Banks Show, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, The Real World, Grey's Anatomy, The L Word...
God Wears Lipstick, All Books by Zane... Have read Many. Can't think of the titles now, dear.
My Mommy, Daddy, and stepfather- for obvious reasons. Don't want to get mushy, so just roll wit it. Also my cousins Chelle, Lois, Man, Lil Bart, Keke, and Roselyn. We grew up together like brothers and sisters, and kept eachother sane through tough times in the Chi'. There's one other person who is my hero, and he inspired me to be a hip hop dancer... Rest in Peace, Uncle Booby.