Music:
old school rap, underground hip-hop, jazz, instrumentals, old rock, metal, hardcore, piratecore, sweet guitar riffs, breakdowns, local music, fingers tapping on objects
Movies:
Requiem for a dream, The Breaks, Goodfellas, The Big Lebowski, Ace Ventura, Slingblade, Anchorman, Friday, many, many more
Heroes:
people who overcome adversity