I'm into all dance genres, theatre arts, most music, my dance company BLISS, food, real friends, my nephews, coffee, green tea, oatmeal, chicken soup, 7up, laughing, sleeping, Old Navy, shoes, singing in the car, choreographing things on the spot, performing, producing shows, freestyle rapping as if I knew how, teaching, writing, beat boxing, thrift store shopping like no other, poetry, sketch comedy, and spoken word.
India Arie, Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Lauren Hill, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Hihat, Fatima Robinson, Dave Scott (actually got to meet him finally at Monsters of Hip Hop, I'm in LOOOOVE!!! hahaha), Bill Clinton, Kanye West, Crazy Legs, Ludacris, Kool Herc, John Legend, P. Ditty, Alicia Keys, Terrance Howard, Mos Def, Russell Simmons, Maya Angelou, Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron... among others. I'd like to meet some of these people for different reasons: for example, meeting Terrance Howard and saying "I'm in my MODE!" Meeting Missy and saying "Giiiiiirl, lemme choreograph your video!" Meeting Mos Def to tell him I wanna be his baby mama!!! Meeting Kool Herc just to kiss his forehead for being a pioneer. Making Busta show me how to "break my neck", thanking Kanye for bringing Hip Hop back, letting Timbo lay me a track so I can bust one of my weak flows...etc...y'all get the idea. But realistically, I only enjoy meeting people with brain cells...CHECK OUT MATAI'S MUSIC, YOU CAN PURCHASE HIS TRACKS RIGHT HERE!!!
A little bit of everything but mostly R&B/soul/love music and soft rock 80's. Even though I teach hip hop I don't listen to too much of it, especially the stank-a$$ rappers out nowadays. R&B faves: India Arie, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Keyshia Cole, Goapele, Mary J. Blige, Musiq Soulchild, Erikah Badu, Ne-yo, John Legend, Jon B., Anthony Hamilton, Dru Hill, Jodeci, KC &JoJo, Babyface, Matai, Robin Thicke, Aaliyah, Tweet, Janet, Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, among others. 80's Soft Rock Faves: Chicago, Journey, Peter Cetera, Phil Collins. Rap faves: Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, Eminem, Lauren Hill, Eve, Ludacris, Tupac, Biggie, Redman, Methodman, Trina, Talib Kweli, Common, Missy Elliot, Nas, Mos Def, among others. MUSIC, FOR THE MOST PART, IS GARBAGE THESE DAYS. JUST BECAUSE I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR HIP HOP CULTURE AND ART, IT DOES NOT MEAN I APPROVE OF THE MUSIC THAT IS CONSIDERED "HIP HOP"!!!
The Sandlot, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Crash
CSI Miami
Hip Hop history books, The Bible
Carla Spindt, Micaya, Luana, Fatima Robinson, Lisa Clark-Shmeling, Dr. Linda Goodrich, my sister Miranda Qamar, my nephews Salim and Matthew, my best friend Ruben Oriol Rivera, among others