music, family, having a good time.
just cool people in general..all genders,walks of life......"Without my family and friends all I'm left w/ is a shadow of me (c) Tupac (an interpretation of)....with that being said, either leave a comment, inbox or u can IM me"Everybody has an inner white side, it's how you get white girls" (c) Matt
HIP HOP, R&B, Jazz, House, some rock/pop,nu jazz/downtemp/chillout very little country(VERY LITTLE)....I'm a big fan of old styles...Hip Hop from the golden age (anywhere from the beginning up to 1997), some modern hip hop/rap (underground and commercial), Soul Music, both past and present....too many names from each genre to list specifically, but I'll try: ATCQ, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Outkast, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Jon B, Marvin Gaye, Nas, Jay Z, Steely Dan, Bob Marley, The Police/Sting, Jazzanova, Zero 7, Koop, Tortured Soul, Naked Music artists, Chaka Khan, Maze, the O'Jays, Stylistics, Jean Grae, the Roots, Prince, Earth Wind and Fire, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Anita Baker, Phyllis Hyman, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, KRS One, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Kool G Rap, New Edition, Dru Hill, Boyz II Men, Babyface, Camp Lo, Angie Stone, Jill Scott, Kindred, Public Enemy, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Gladys Knight, Temptations, Lakeside, Shalamar, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Garth Brooks, Slum Village, Pete Rock CL Smooth, Heavy D, Stetsasonic, Main Source-Large Professor, Cypress Hill, Old Ice Cube, Black Moon, Smif n Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Madlib, Alchemist, Masta Ace, Journey, Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Wu Tang Clan, Snoop, Dr Dre, EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray, James Brown, Jazzy Jeff (and Fresh Prince), Biz Markie, Rolling Stones, Beatles, SOS Band, Isley Brothers, Jungle Brothers, Roy Ayers, Bob James, Idris Muhammad, Parliament/Funkadelic, the Spinners, Blue Magic, Teddy Pendergrass (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes), Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Elton John, Ben Folds Five, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Cool C/Steady B, 3 X Dope, the Whispers, Minnie Riperton, Little Brother, Incognito/Maysa, Foreign Exchange, Supastition, Atlantic Starr, the Jones Girls, the Emotions, Isaac Hayes, Barry White,Curtis Mayfield, Ashford and Simpson, Alicia Keys, OC, Lord Finesse, Fat Joe, Pharoah Monche, Eminem, Jadakiss, Wordsworth, J Live, Miki Howard, the Time, Tears for Fears, the Petshop Boys, Burt Bacharach, Bobbi Humphrey, Paris, Everlast(house of pain), Linkin Park, Will Downing, Sade, Sweetback, Chicago, Quincy Jones, Rick James, N.E.R.D., Keane, the Killers, LL Cool J, Brand Nubian, Musiq, Gerald Levert, Dave Hollister, Al Green, Coldplay, Gang Starr, Notorious B.I.G., Cameo, Big L, Big Pun, Bilal, Joe, the Pharcyde, Busta Rhymes, AZ, Bahamadia, MC Lyte, Rah Digga, Mary J Blige, Faith Evans, Missy/Timberland, Ceelo-Goodie Mob, Mobb Deep, DJ Quik, Jamiroquai, Dwele, Raheem DeVaughn, Eric Roberson, Anthony Hamilton, Jeff Buckley, Madonna, Patti Labelle, Matchbox 20, Santana, the Doors, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, the Delfonics, Lenny Kravitz, 112, India Arie, Kelis, Esthero, George Michael, T.I., Joe, G Unit, Whitney Houston, Grandmaster Flash/Furious 5, Whodini, Crash Crew, Treacherous 3/Kool Moe Dee, Spoonie Gee, Cold Crush Bros, Mariah Carey, Run DMC, Busy Bee, Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Ray Charles, Beastie Boys, Third Bass, Beatnuts, Force Md's, and the list goes on and on...I'm tired of typing
Spike Lee movies, Cooley High, The Wiz, The Color Purple, City of God, all the blaxploitation flixs, Austin Powers series, Halfbaked, Scarface, Goodfellas, Casino, Carlito's Way, Happy Gilmore, Wedding Singer, Billy Madison, too many to list.
The Wire, The Sopranos, Chappelle's Show, Law and Order, American Idol, ESPN, BET/MTV/VH1
ancestors before me, my sister for raising her kids and finishing her education, my grandmother for holding our family together, my pops for just being there (unlike most of my friends' pops) and being a substitute father to my friends w/ absentee fathers.