HIP-HOP!
Astronauts.
Afro Cuban/Latin Jazz - Willie Bobo & The Bo Gents, Cal Tjader, Ray Terrace, Mongo Santamaria, Perez Prado, Ray Baretto, Louis Prima, Pete Rodriguez, Manu Dibango, Candido, The New Swing Sextet, Tito Puente, Patato, Fela Kuti, Celia Cruz, The Latin Blues Band, Mario Bouza, Malo, Luis Aviles, Afro Cuban All Stars, Louie Ramirez
Breaks/Funk/Soul - The Blackbyrds, James Brown, Teddy Pendergrass, Bobby Byrd, King Errison, The JBs, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Frank Williams & The Rocketeers, Johnny Pate, Sapo, King Curtis, Fabulous Counts, Jamiroquai, Gaz, Isaac Hayes, Lynn Collins, Roy Ayers, Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Cameo, Dazz Band, Brick, Maceo Parker, Instant Funk, Beginning Of The End, Edwinn Star, O Bryan, Zapp & Roger, Dan Hartman, Jimmy G. & The Tackheads, Ramsey Lewis Trio, One Way, Parliament, Funkadelic, Vaughan Mason & Crew, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Booker T. & The MGs, Marva Whitney
R&B - Ginuwine, Brian McKnight, Dru Hill, Jodeci, Usher, Aaliyah, Nasty Boy Click, Al Green, Avant, Nu Flavor, Peaches & Herb, Chaka Khan , Silk, Tom Brock, Cody Chesnutt, Blackstreet, Erykah Badu, Boyz II Men, Musiq Soulchild, Dionne Warwick, K-Ci & Jojo, The Pointer Sisters, Sisqo, R. Kelly, Stevie Wonder, 112, John Legend, Amerie, Sade
Freestyle - VLA, Cynthia, Trinere, C-Bank, Pebbles, Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, Voyce, Tony Moran, Collage, Linear, Nuance, Shannon, Cover Girls, Coro, Sweet Sensation, Will To Power, Corina, D'Zyre, Shavonne, Tiana, Tonasia, April, Connie, Freeze, Michael Vasquez, Lil Suzy, Rockell, Johnny O
Oldies - The Temptations, Righteous Brothers, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby Darin, Beach Boys, Frankie Vallie, Helene Smith, Roy Orbison, The Delfonics, The 5 Satins, The Platters, Aaron Neville, Fats Domino, The Drifters, Paul Anka, Brenda Lee, The Sonics, Wilson Pickett, Dyke & The Blazers, The Coasters, The Archies, Freddy Fender, Chuck Berry, Dion & The Belmonts, Bobby Vinton, The Chi Lites
Electro - Afrika Bambaataa, Styx, Midnight Star, Egyptian Lover, The Soul Sonic Force, Man Parrish, Twilight 22, Yaz
Cumbia - Kumbia Kings, Selena, Ruben Vela
Merengue - Elvis Crespo, Grupo Mania, Kinito Mendez
Jazz - Sam Butera, Billie Holiday, Sir Julian, Don Baker Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Shirley Horn, Jane Monheit, Dinah Washington, Plas Johnson, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Dean Martin, Herbie Hancock, Louis Armstrong, Milt Buckner, Big Maybelle, The Manhattan Transfer, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob James, Duke Ellington, Winton Marsalis, Julie London, Les Baxter
Bossa Nova - Astrud Gilberto, Baden Powell, Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Os Cariocas, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Eydie Gorme, Joao Donato e Seu Trio, Tamba Trio, Walter Wanderley, Luiz Bonfa, Meirelles e os Copa 5, Quarteto em Cy, Sylvia Telles, Marcos Valle, Gilberto Gil
Tejano - Shelly Lares, Michael Salgado, Selena, Intocable, Mana
Rancheras - Pedro Infante, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Lola Beltran, Jorge Negrete, Cuco Sanchez, Antonio Aguilar, Vicente Fernandez, Mariachi Vargas de Tecatitlan, Trio Los Panchos, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Pedro Vargas, Trio Calaveras, Estela Nunez, Francisco Avitia, Lucha Reyes
Rap - A Tribe Called Quest, Lootpack, Atmosphere, Rhymefest, Eminem, Royce da 5'9'', Redman, Method Man, Wu-Tang Clan, Kool Keith, Leaders of the New School, KRS One, Mos Def, Goodie Mob, Talib Kweli, Us3, Diamond D, Fat Joe (his real hip-hop), Lords of the Underground, Shyne, Jadakiss, De La Soul, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mobb Deep, EPMD, Outkast, MF Doom, D.I.T.C., Ahmad, Black Eyed Peas (before they sold out), Jurassic 5, UMCs, Busta Rhymes, Ras Kass, Beastie Boys, Eric B & Rakim, Dr. Dre, Gangstarr, Dice Raw, Showbiz & AG, MF Grimm, Common aka Common Sense, Jungle Brothers, Nas, Last Emperor, Masta Ace, The Lox, Ludacris, Del the funky homosapien
UNB x HEIROGLYPHICS
DJs & Producers - DJ Premier, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, DJ Leacy, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Cut Chemist, DJ Qbert, Kenny Dope, Felix da Housecat, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Mr. Scruff, DJ Spinna, Dan the Automator, Kuder & Dorfmeister, DJ Kayslay
Country - Patsy Cline, George Strait, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Leann Rimes, Charlie Feathers, Clint Black, Eddy Arnold, Marty Robbins
Island/Tropical - Original Tropicana Steel Band, UB40, Steel Drums of the Caribbean, Bakra Bata, Trinidad Steel Drum Band, Harry Belafonte
Rock(all kinds) - Bush, Head Automatica, Nirvana, Ozzy Osbourne, Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, Mars Volta, Bob Dylan, Soundgarden, Silverchair, 3'11'', Led Zeppelin, Collective Soul, The Offspring, Black Sabbath, Motley Crue, The Scorpions, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Days of the New, Dance Like Robots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day
Pop/80s Wave - David Bowie, Michael Jackson, No Doubt, Prince, Janet Jackson, Jason Mraz, Animotion, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Tears for Fears, Mary Jane Girls, INXS, Eurythmics, Prince, Styx, Blondie
Other miscellaneous bands, genres, and artists that I enjoy and appreciate: Trip hop music, Neo-Soul, Lounge music, House Music, Mix Master Mike, U.N.K.L.E., The Chemical Brothers, Lalo Schifrin, Thievery Corporation, UB40, Postal Service, Groove Armada, Masters at Work, Fila Brazilia, Sneaker Pimps, Organic Audio, Aya, Gorillaz
All of Quentin Tarantino's movies, especially: Kill Bill: Vol 1 and 2, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown. Now onto others...Executioners from Shaolin, Seven Samurai, Christine, Ran, Lost in Translation, Fearless Hyena, "The Matrix" Trilogy, 3 Evil Masters, 18 Fatal Strikes, Bullit, U.S. Marshals, Enter The Dragon, Scarface, Stand and Deliver, "The Godfather" Trilogy, Blazing Saddles, History of the World Pt 1, Minority Report, Yojimbo, Planet of the Apes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The "Jurassic Park" Trilogy, Falling Down, Once Upon A Time in the West, Twilight Samurai, Robocop, The Fugitive, Fist of the White Lotus, Sanjuro, 2001: A Space Oddyssey, Saving Private Ryan, All of the Stars Wars films, The Jackal, Maximum Overdrive, Hero, Life Is Beautiful, All of the Marx Brothers films, Ocean's 11, Ocean's 12, Ray, The Usual Suspects, Silver Streak, The Breakfast Club, Chicago, Not Another Teen Movie, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Clockers, Grease, Closer, The Sandlot, Blues Brothers, The Jungle Book(the cartoon and the real life one), Mallrats, Pirates of the Caribbean, Boogie Nights, Ghost, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Airheads, The "Ghostbusters" Trilogy, The Patriot, The Day of the Jackal, The "Saw" Trilogy, Sin City, Walk the Line, Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, Lord of War, Hustle & Flow, Se7en, Serpico, Once Upon a Time in America, Rounders, Alfie, Snatch, Lucky Number Slevin, The Taking of Pelham 123, Toy Story, Amelie, I Heart Huckabees, The Da Vinci Code, The "X-Men" Trilogy, Little Miss Sunshine, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hoodlum, The Cotton Club, She Hate Me, The Blob, The Road to Perdition, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Layer Cake, Ong Bak, Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, A Kiss Before Dying, Blood Diamond, The Departed, The Good Shepherd, Boiler Room, A Beautiful Mind, The Warriors, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, L.A. Confidential, The Color of Money, Collateral
The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, ESPN, KSAT 12 (A local news channel)
The 48 Laws Of Power, Hagakure, Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu, Plato's Republic, The Matrix and Philosophy, "Remember Me" Trilogy, The Teaching Of Buddha, Roads To Freedom, Farenheit 451, Five-Fold Happiness, The Odyssey, Oedipus Rex, Catcher In The Rye, Code Of The Samurai, Frankenstein, The Art Of Living, A Wrinkle In Time, Strategy, Congo, On Truth, On Bullshit, Jurassic Park
Emiliano Zapata, Otto Van Bismarck, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, James Brown, Quentin Tarantino, Niccolo Machiavelli, United B-Boys, Masters Of Mayhem, Johnny Dang, Scotty Nguyen, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Muhammad Ali