Music: Spinning Drum n' Bass music and learning to be a music producer.
Stand up comedy: George Carlin, Richard Prior (RIP), Mitch Hedberg (RIP), Dave Atell, Dave Chappelle, Robin Williams, Kings of Comedy, Sam Kinison (RIP), Bill Maher, (even though a bit overrated) the Blue Colar team, Eddie Murphy, Pablo Francisco, Patton Oswalt, Bruce Bruce, Kathleen Madigan, Ralph Harris, Jeremy Hotz, David Cross, Doug Stanhope, Kathy Griffin, John Pinette, Chris Rock, Lewis Black, Tony Woods, Howie Mandell, Warren Huchenson, Steven Wright, D.C. Benny, and more.
Politics: I learn every fact I can about it, every theory about it, and every lie about it.
Psychology: I try helping people with their problems and showing them the other side of the spectrum.
Soul searching and finding out who I am and what I want to be.
Researching music and finding it's roots.
Other turntablists and DJs.
Adam West - I want to see if he's really gone nuts.
"God", if he's around.....or "Satan" for that matter.
Penn & Teller - THE MAGIC BULLETS. Enough said.
The people who work at and write for www.somethingawful.com too.
Norman E. Borlaug - talk politics.
Jeff Chang - Great writer; author of the book "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
Doug Stanhope: listen to more stories.
Artists from Definitive Jux, Quannum Projects, Stones Throw, N2O Entertainment, Rhymesayers, Ninja Tune, and Mush Records.
Chris Matthews - I'm a sucker for liberals (HA!)
Featured Video: Jungle Drummer vs. DJ Fu. Innovative Drum n' Bass / Hip Hop performance. Expect these two coming out with an album in the near future - or so I hear. Enjoy!
(In no particular order)
Aesop Rock, DJ Shadow, Blue Sky Black Death, Rage Against the Machine, Blockhead, The Irresistable Force, Madlib, The Dust Brothers, Atmosphere, Blind Guardian, KRS-One, DJ QBert, Bassnectar, E Nomine, The Prodigy, Blackalicious, Noisia, DJ Krush, Lorn, The Monkees, Fiest, Blue Man Group, Dilated Peoples, Quasimoto, Adrian Belew, The Cure, Common, DJ Goldie, Alabama 3, Roni Size, The Mad Capsule Markets, DJ Zinc, Mr. Lif, Against Me!, Thavius Beck, Canidus, Bad Brains, Nightwish, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Mars Volta, Kid Koala, Plastic Souls and Candy Hearts, Wax Poetic, Cool Calm Pete, Rjd2, Edguy, A Tribe Called Quest, Frou Frou, DJ Swamp, The Doors, Beastie Boys, EL-P, Photek, Mr. Sam Wellz, Apocalyptica, Peanut Butter Wolf, Freddie Hubbard, The Roots, Mobb Deep, Visit Venus, Nine Inch Nails, The Dining Rooms, Herbie Hancock, Big Daddy Kane, MF Doom, Dave Brubeck, Tosca, Binary Star, Z-Trip, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Tupac Shakur, The Clash, Evil Nine, Hive, Notorious B.I.G., Ohmega Watts, Cormega, Rise Against, Kenny Muhammad - The Human Orchestra, The Transplants, Dieselboy, Gym Class Heros, Parliment Funkadelic, Jade Warrior, Matisyahu, Dan the Automator, Sixtoo, Queen, DJ Kechup, Saul Williams, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Omni Trio, Wu Tang Clan, Beardy Man, The Chemical Brothers, Murderdolls, Grimace Federation, Johnny Cash, N.W.A., IE.Merg, Beck, Jurassic 5, Brother Ali, John Coltrane, Black Milk, Massive Attack, B.B. King, Venetian Snares, Styles P, Josh Redman, DJ Kentaro, People Under the Stairs, Peter Gabriel, Kottonmouth Kings (old), Daedelus, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Regina Spektor, Frank Zappa, Portished, Slayer, Madvillain, Peeping Tom, Sly & The Family Stone, Ray Charles, Abyssinian Creole, The Beatles, KAZI, DJ Girl Talk, Warren Zevon, Group Home, Cannibal Ox, De La Soul, General Malice, Rahzel, Mos Def, The Scratch Perverts, Helium Vola, Gil Scott-Heron, Dream Theatre, Gnarls Barkley, Blink 182, Jimi Hendrix, Hanger 18, Lemon Jelly, One Self, Mr. Scruff, Outkast, Harry Nilsson, Gangstarr, UNKLE, Pink Floyd, Busdriver, Ozomatli, Daft Punk, Buckethead, Josh Redman, Skinny Puppy, OTEP, Gorillaz, The Herbaliser, Cut Chemist, Janis Joplin, Static-X, Beholder, DJ Rhettmatic, Soul Position, TEKDBZ, Cage, Mike Relm, Birdy Nam Nam, Tiger Army, Queens of the Stone Age, Pantera, Mike Boogie, Van Morrison, Roc C, The Crystal Method, Talib Kweli, Protest the Hero, Tech N9ne, Sublime, Public Enemy, Modest Mouse, The Procussions, CKY, Lyrics Born, G. Love, Nightmares on Wax, ADULT, John Mayor, DJ Woody, Stevie Ray Vaughn, DJ A-Trak, MneMonic, Tweaker, Portishead, Fat Jon, The Ramones, Tower of Power, Cinematic Orchestra, Aceyalone, Biz Markie, The White Stripes, The X-Ecutioners, Tricky, Rob Zombie, Boogie Down Productions, Explosions in the Sky, Foo Fighters, Royksopp, Marco Polo, Bjork, Lily Allen..........
Movies:
Wave Twisters, Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, 300, Short Bus, The Manchurian Candidate, Hotel Rwanda, Taxi Driver, Drunken Master, The Crow, Saw, Sin City, Lackawanna Blues, Crimson Tide, Goodfellas, The Excorsist, Virtuacity, The Rainmaker, Nosferotu, The Omen I & II, The Devil's Rejects, Summer of Sam, Iron Winged Angels, Copy Cat, Evil Dead, The Matrix movies, Pi, The Pink Panther movies, Number 23, Village of the Damned, Clockwork Orange, Crash, Million Dollar Baby, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Shining, Helter Skelter, Amittyville Horror (70s version), Pink Floyd - The Wall, Intensity, The Mothman Prophecies, The Ring, Donnie Darko, Fallen,.....And Starring Poncho Villa as Himself, Army of Darkness, Apocalypse Now, The Nagotiator, 12 Monkeys, Any Given Sunday, Psycho, Hellraiser, Super Troopers, all Monty Python, Sleepy Hollow, BASEketball, Jackass:The Movie, Die Hard movies, Batman movies (except Batman & Robin), Training Day, Glory, Indiana Jones movies, Princess Mononoke, Sphere, K-Pax, Bulworth, Coach Carter, Motorcycle Diaries, Spirited Away, And the Band Played On, Southpark movie, Broken Arrow, Rosemary's Baby, Seven, The Shinning, Kill Bill I & II, The Cooler, Something the Lord Made, Edward Scissorhands, Deer Hunter, The Sandlot, Animal House, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Seven, SLAM, Casino, Malcolm X, Ali, Brown Sugar, Ray, Rounders, Fight Club, Star Wars, Bamboozled, A Huey P. Newton Story, Akira..........just ALOT, to sum it up. And if it counts; MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000!
Ask me about some, if you are that concerned.
Documentaries:
Scratch, A Place Called Chiapas, The Weather Underground, The Fog of War, Playing for Change, Five Sides of a Coin, Grass, Dark Days, The Big One, Weed, Hamburger America, Liquid Vinyl, The Corporation, Jesus Camp, People Say I'm Crazy, Super Size ME, Warren Miller's Cold Fusion, Uncovered:Iraq, Bush's Brain, The Show, Murderball, Hip Hop Project, Dogtown and Z-Boys......more to watch......
Penn and Teller: Bullshit
Adult Swim stuff: Aqua Teen, Robot Chicken, Moral Oral, Family Guy, Metalocalypse, etc.
Carnivale
House
Def Poetry
Top Chef
No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain
Anime is cool: Gundum Wing, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell, Vampire Princess Miyu, Naruto and a few others.
Mythbusters
Some cartoons on Cartoon Network.
The History channel is very good.
Band of Brothers
Comedy Central: South Park, Reno 911, Drawn Together, and a few others.
Stand up comedy specials.
Philosophy, Saul Williams, Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, Chuck D, any book about Hip-Hop, Edgar Allen Poe, Fahrenheit 451, Zapatistas/EZLN, crooked politics, Psychology books, Religious books; Bible and what not......and a few more to read.
My parents and my brother. I'm very thankful in all they've given me in life, I couldn't ask for more.
And all real musicians and; writers worldwide: Music has saved my life.