| General | traveling, enriching conversations, humble acts of compassion, good music, conscious verses, eating out, bustin' (wiz kid style) -especially when i'm a little faded, live shows, djing, working - when it doesn't feel like work, meeting interesting people, rockin' a party | | Music | frank sinatra, dean martin, nat king cole, bob james, isaac hayes, herbie hancock, roy ayers, grover washington jr., idris muhammad, herb alpert, jimi hendrix, chili peppers, violet femmes, twisted sister, linkin park, incubus, sugar ray, nirvana, parokya ni edgar, no doubt, save ferris, kelly clarkson, death cab for cutie, jimmy eat world, dashboard confessional, james brown, stevie wonder, prince, michael jackson (pre -1985), lionel richie, bobby caldwell, ibrahim ferrer, poncho sanchez, sergio mendes, afrika bambataa, sugar hill gang, boogie down productions, big daddy kane, biz markie, stetsasonic, public enemy, eric b and rakim, epmd, nwa, rodney o and joe cooley, dj quik, x-clan, beastie boys, native tongues - de la soul, a tribe called quest, jungle brothers, black sheep, queen latifah, monie love, da bush babees, mos def, talib kweli, common, chi-ali. boogie monsters, poor righteous teachers, the future sound, the roots, digable planets, diamond d, big l, gangstarr, jeru the damaja, lords of the underground, kmd, main source, freestyle fellowship, the pharcyde, the alkaholiks, nas, jay-z, notorious big, 2pac, rahzel, jurassic 5, lootpack, dilated peoples, ugly duckling, n.e.r.d., trek life, the procussions, deux process, move.meant, la-ment, lightheaded, visionaries, ill again, murs, kanye, looptroop, promoe, platinum pied pipers, ge-ology, blackbeard, yam who?, j-dilla, pete rock, large professor, rich medina, bobbito, zion i, prints haze, erykah badu, jill scott, vinia mojica, res, alicia keys, adriana evans, leela james, goapele, sade, amel larrieux, groove theory, sweetback, india aire, lauryn hill, mary j, musiq, dwele, john legend, slum village, stones throw, quannum, up above, rhymesayers, GAMM, raw fusion, wild child, oh no, immortal technique, alkaholiks, pigeon john, la symphony, x-ecutioners, beat junkies, q-bert, mass influence, sound providers, blackalicious, bob marley, barrington levy, gregory isaacs, beres hammond, the breakestra, nobody beats the beats, red astaire, linn, time machine, hieroglyphics - del, souls of mischief, the prose, casual, encore, and Last but not least, the most prolific lyricists of our generation:
Native Guns - Bambu, Kiwi & DJ Phatrick | | Movies | star wars, beat street, the goonies, usual suspects, dying young, the freshest kids, the butterfly effect, a lot like love, the notebook, e.t., far and away, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, coming to america, mystic river, sleepers | | Television | grey's anatomy, law and order, arsenio hall (especially for the performances), rap city (early 90's), yo mtv raps | | Books | Currently Reading: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Favorites: When The Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama, There's a God on the Mic by Kool Moe Dee, The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell | | Heroes | my parents, lola, my close family, kids at smokey mtn., mother theresa, anyone that whole-heartedly puts others before themselves |
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