Music:
Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Willie Hutch, Syl Johnson, OV Wright, Bobby Womack, Teddy Pendergrass, The Delfonics, The Dramatics, The Stylistics, James Brown, Lyn Collins, Ann Peebles, Minnie Ripperton, The O-Jays, Earth, Wind and Fire, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Gil-Schott Heron, The Commodores, The Gap Band, Bob Marley, Barrington Levy, Junior Reid, Rick James, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Janice Joplin, Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T and The MG's, Jimmy Reed, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Bob James, Earl Klugh, David Axelrod, Grover Washington Jr, Ahmad Jamal, Sly and The Family Stone, Lamont Dozier, The Temptations, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, David Porter, Rufus Thomas, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Aretha Franklin, The Emotions, Jean Plum, George & Gwen McRae, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Quincy Jones, Sam Cook, The Dells, Fifth Dimension, Black Ivory, Lou Rawls, Prince, Melvin Bliss, Blood Sweat and Tears, Edwin Starr, The Spinners, Undisputed Truth, Peter Nero, Portishead, Rage Against The Machine, The Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, Citizen Cope, and anyone else who has made great music throughout the years that I forgot. Of course I also gotta give much respect to all of the following hip-hop artists: Wu-Tang Clan (RZA, GZA, ODB (RIP), Ghostface, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, U-God), Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions (RIP Scott La Rock), KRS-ONE, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, Marley Marl, Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous 3, Afrikka Bambatta and The Zulu Nation, X Clan (RIP Professor X), Grand Mixer DXT, Grand Wizard Theodore, Furious Five (RIP Keith "Cowboy"), Melle Mel, Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Caz, Poor Righteous Teachers, Run-DMC (RIP Jam Master Jay), MC Lyte, Audio Two, Nas, AZ, Large Professor, MC Shan, Masta Ace, A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD, Redman, GangStarr, DJ Premier, J Dilla (RIP), Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Brand Nubian, Onyx, Freddie Foxxx, Buckshot, Da Beatminerz, the entire BCC, the whole DITC (RIP Big L), De La Soul, Prince Paul, Gravediggaz (RIP Poetic), Killah Priest, Killa Sin, Hell Razah, 4th Disciple, True Master, Mathematics, Madlib, MF DOOM, Common, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots, Little Brother, Just Blaze, Scarface, OutKast, Cee-Lo, Danger Mouse, the whole Def Jux, Jean Grae, Hieroglyphics, Del, Dilated Peoples, Planet Asia, Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Xecutionerz, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, RJD2, DJ Honda, DJ Red Alert, Bobitto Garcia, The Beat Junkies, and everyone else who has made dope hip-hop music and/or contributed to hip-hop culture over the years. Shoutout to Man Bites Dog Records and all the artists and people involved with the label. Last but not least, a mad shoutout goes out to my crew at Stonemaple Music Works: Empuls, Hood687, Brinknam, DJ Omen, and Jay Notes. Also a mad shoutout to everyone else representing dope hip-hop in the Northern Virginia area and all over the world. One Love.
