changing the world via hip hop
^bangin' in my ears right now^
YOU. And Nas. And Amy Winehouse. And Sade.
music is everything. off the top of my head: Inverse , Jay-Z, Nas, 2Pac (r.i.p.), Common, OutKast, Lupe Fiasco, CunninLynguists, Brother Ali, Big L, Devin The Dude, Kanye West, Joe Budden, Saigon, Goodie MOB/Cee-Lo, pre-Encore Eminem, J Dilla (r.i.p.), Black Milk, Young RJ, Supastition, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Black Star, Quotable, Ali Vegas, Fiona Apple, Oren Yoel, TiRon, Pacific Division, Blu, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Emanon, J Rocc, Rhettmatic, Kev Sakoda, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jacob Miller, King Tubby, Jamiroquai, Little Brother, The Roots, Hi-Tek, Melee, Louis Logic, Jean Grae, Erykah Badu, Five Days Left, Mystic, THETHYRDAY (J Gunn, K Slack and Killa K), Trek Life, Kenna, Royce da 5'9'', Pharoahe Monche, Crooked I, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Tanya Stevens, A Tribe Called Quest, Organized Konfusion, Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Just Blaze, Elzhi, Alchemist, M-Phazes, Illmind, Raks One, Alexis Marcele, Crash, Leah Hanna King, Keelay, Noah King, Amen, Khrysis, Decap, 9th Wonder, Murs, The Game, Felt, ANT, Atmosphere, Looptroop, Promoe, Fortilive, Maroon 5, Coldplay, Radiohead, Bilal, Hope, One Man Army/One.be.lo, Sean Price, Busta Rhymes, Pete Rock, Move.meant, Panacea, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Surreal, The Sound Providers, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Wordsworth, EMC, Gnarls Barkley, Symbolyc One, D Minor, Kev Brown, Chordz, Notes, Bush Babees, Koushik, Four Tet, telepopmusik, Air, Phoenix, Les Nubians, Bjork, Daft Punk, Justice, Simian Mobile Disco, Chromeo, Morcheeba, Antibalas, John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae, Connie Stevens, Regina Spektor, Pink Floyd, James Morrisson, Anthony Hamilton, Calvin Richardson, Anthony David, Eric Roberson, Okwerdz, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, NWA, old Xzibit, Tash, Tha Alkaholiks, Souls of Mischief, Hieroglyphics, Pep Love, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Lords of the Underground, The B.U.M.S., Braindrops, Senbei, Jeimil, Truly Gifted, Alumni Crew, Native Guns, Kiwi, Bambu, Genelec & Memphis Reigns, Blue Scholars, Common Market, Gabriel Teodros, DJ Dahi, DJ Vadim, Oneself, Mark Ronson, Wale!, Sharon Jones, The Dap Kings, Ice Cube, SWV, Salt N Pepa, Zhane, Busta Rhymes, Trek Life, Bloc Party, Coldplay, U2, The Beatles, Public Enemy, Digable Planets, The Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Faith Evans, Keyshia Cole, Mary J. Blige, Groove Theory, SWV, Beyonce, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Lloyd, N.E.R.D., Dangermouse, The Notorious B.I.G. (r.i.p.), Twista, Nottz, Canibus, L'Roneous, DJ Kno, Deacon The Villain, Natti, Mr. SOS, tonedeff, Pack FM, Session, Jemini the Gifted One, Mario Dones, The Sole Vibe, Zaire, Cormega, Last Emperor, Rise, BK-One, T.I., DJ Shadow, RJD2, Obsidian Blue, Mojoe, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, 4 Hero, Kelis, Ceu, Peter Bjorn & John, Nelly Furtado, M.I.A., Timbaland, Danja Handz, Fat Jon, Nujabes, Portishead, Zero 7, Frou Frou, 3582, 6th Sense, Frequency, DJ Hyphen, Immortal Technique, Akir, Amerie, The Beatles, dead prez, Minnie Riperton, Joni Mitchell, (black) Michael Jackson, Sway, Young Gunz, JUICE, Chamillionaire, The Funk Pirates, The Killers, Sigur Ros, Wax Tailor, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, AZ, Beanie Sigel, Leroy Smokes, Eulorhythmics, Silo, Free Speech, Ro Blvd., Captain Cook, Proh Mic, ILLADAPTED, Tha Chilla, Janelle Monae, Scar, Styles P, Cyne, Wale Oyejide, Madlib, 50 Cent (the HOOKS son!!!!), MF DOOM, Kardinal Offishal, MUDluscious, Matter, Nieve, A-Dub, Franklin Grimes, Ges Who, James Brown, The Meters, The Commodores, The Sylvers, The Dramatics, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Chrisette Michelle, Sublime, Jack Johnson, King Sunny Ade
Coming to America is the funniest movie of all time.
24!!!!!!!!!!!!!, The Simpsons (old school), The Cosby Show, Entourage, Arrested Development, Family Guy, The Daily Show, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Colbert Report, Nip/Tuck, Weeds, Grey's Anatomy, Chappelle's Show (R.I.P.), American Dad, The O'Reilly Factor (he's a douchebag, but I enjoy his show on some masochist type shit), The (white) Rapper Show, The Cosby Show, A Different World, Family Matters, Martin, Living Single The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Second Noah (who's with me on that one???), Planet Earth, the news in general
way too many to name...off the top of the dome: Roots, Native Son, Blink, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, From Intern to President: The Hip Hop Generation's Guide to Success, Invisible Man, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones, The Culture of Make Believe, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Bluest Eye, A People's History Of The United States, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation, Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists, Hip Hop America, African Identities: Race, Nation and Culture in Ethnography, Pan-Africanism and Black Literatures, No More Prisons, Broken Windows: Burning New York, Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations, Black Looks: Race and Representation, The Wretched of the Earth, The Souls of Black Folk, Catch-22, The Catcher In The Rye, Slaughterhouse Five, Brave New World, To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown, The Prince
Mom, Malcolm and S. Carter. In that order.