Music:
Hip Hop MCs:
Wildchild, Eazy E, Lord Quaz, guilty simpson, J5, Afu-RA, Large Pro, Planet Asia, juggernauts. AZ, Black though, Casual, Camp Lo, Ice Cube, dudley perkins, kool keith, Goodie Mobb, Dead Prez, organized Konfusion, company flow, masta ace, Kev Brown, Punch and Words, The Licks, microknots, 9th Wonder, Common, Dialated, krs one, Talib, Rakim, Zion I, Mos Def, Guru, Lord Finess, Tribe, Slaine, Mr. Lif, Ackrobatic, Digable Planets, D-nice, Jeru, Pete Rock, CL smooth, Edo, Nas, Jigga, Jus Allah, Born Allah, CF, Reef, Diabolic, Yak, Cage, El-P, Bucfifty, Prime Facta, Pace Won, Kool G Rap, Big L, Immortal Technique, ODB, La the Darkman, BIG PUN, Sean Price, Ace Lover, Big L, Mike D, MF DOOM, Breezly Bruin, Copywrite, Canibus, Ill Bill, Nas, Sticky Fingaz, Ghostface, Pharoah Monch, Prodigy, B.I.G, 2-pac, eminem, red and method man, wu-tang as a whole and as solo artists, saukrates, atmosphere, tech-nine, Buck Shot, Lupe, alchemist, busta...
HipHop Production:
Beatminers, Showbiz, AG, Dj Yella, Dr. Dre, Ant, Rza, JayDee, Stoupe, Alias, Molemen, DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Diamond D, Ali Shaheed, Necro, Madlib, Large Pro, Alchemist, Dan the Automator, Pete Rock, Prince Paul, DangerMouse, Just Blaze, Rodney Jerkins, Kanye West, Rich Harrison, Timbaland, M-Boogie
Turntablism:
q-bert, A-track, I.e. Merge, Scratch Pickle, Rettmatik, Klever, Mista Sinista, Precision, Craze, Roc Raida, Total Eclispe, Trife, Troubl, Rafik, 5th Platoon, Fader Ballistix
Scratch:
D-Styles, Enfoe, Excess, Toadstyle, Ricci Rucker, Mike Boo, John Cage, Birdy Nam Nam
Jazz/Soul/Cassical/reggae:
Charlie Mingus, Earth Wind Fire, Sly, louie Armstrong, John Brown, Billy Holiday, Roy Ayers, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Chic Corea, Billy Cobham, Nina Simone, Bill Withers, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, James Brown, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Burning Spear, Jr. Gong, Peter Tosh.
Movies:
Scarface, Heat, Insomnia, Donnie Brasco, Dog Day Afternoon, Jackie Brown, Resivior Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, Carlito's way, Casino, Goodfellas, Bronx Tale, God father, Scent of a woman, Seven, Fear and Loathing, Full Metal Jacket, Belly, Menace 2 Society, Boyz in Da Hood, Old School, Get Shorty, Total Recall, Terminator, Platoon, Preditor, Ray, Fight Club, raging bull, killing Pablo Escobar, Usual suspects, Akira, Never ending story, the great adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Books:
currently reading:
The Science of Sound: Third Edition
The Dictionary: Oxford Edition
Heroes:
My Parents