de la soul, common, outkast, nas, lil wayne, a tribe called quest, NWA(when they were still together), beastie boys, public enemy, grand master flash, dj screw, pimp c, mike jones, anything chopped and screwed, TI-TIP, young jeezy, dizzee rascal, cam ron, etc.
Other:
cocaine ninja, the chemical bros, blonde redhead, the mars volta, beck, hum, daft punk, dr octogon, mr dc, the album leaf, via satelite, sigur ros, bell x1, explosions in the sky, minus the bear, radiohead, the octopus project, as tall as lions, bloc party, the jim yoshii pile-up, 27, the postal service, the helio sequence, kings of leon, the yeah yeah yeahs, etc.
Lyrical Impact:
brand new, modest mouse, the doors, the beatles, incubus, ryan adams, and you will know us by the trail of dead, iron and wine, 311, pnk floyd, mogwai, fly mortecai, jhombi, the fall of troy, etc.
