wow..... Too many influences to mention:All Hip Hop from 1993 - 1997, anything by Dilla (James Yancey, R.I.P.), Pete Rock, Premo, Hi Tek, Slum Village, Quest/Umah, The Roots, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, D'angelo (Pre H!), Roy Hargrove, Lauren Hill, Tha Pharcyde, Common, Notorious B.I.G., Foreign Exchange, Little Brother, India.Aire, NAS, Jay-Z, Dre, J-Live, Talib Kweli, Diamond D, CL Smooth, Das FX, KRS One, Big L, and on and on and on and on......
Art house or what people 'over there' call European Cinema.
Is mostly crap these days.Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, anything factual (Horizon/Panorama) - I don't get time to watch soaps.
I get asked for engineering texts all the time so here it is: Mastering Audio - Bob Katz ;-) (If your a producer/engineer - read this book....twice! It will make your head hurt but it's worth it) UK (Trade only) periodicals - Audio Media & Resolution.