| Influences | The A-Team, Able-X, Aceyalone, The Advantage, Aesop Rock, Alex Mauer, Alias, Amor Antiquita, Anamanaguchi, Animal Style, Antisoc, Apathy, Arcadecoma., Ashkon, Astronautalis, Athletic Mic League, Atmosphere, Atomic Bros, Attack Slug, AY Riders, b0wlman, Beefy, Benjamin Bear, Binarpilot, Bit Shifter, The Black Eyed Pease (pre-Fergie), The Black Mages, Black Star, Blackalicious, Blood of Abraham, The Bloodhound Gang, Blue Scholars, Blueprint, Brother Ali, Bucc Rogerz, Busdriver, Busta Rhymes, Cage, Candiria, Cannibal Ox, Capital D, cLOUDDEAD, Coleco Music, Commie64, Common, Common Market, Company Flow, The Crest, D-Form, D12, Daedalus, Dan Le Sac, Dan Plus Add, Dan the Automator, Danger Doom, Dangermouse, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Deep Thinkers, Deepspace 5, Del the Funky Homosapien, The Depreciation Guild, Dilated Peoples, Divag, DJ Clever, DJ QBert, DJ Snyder, DJ Vadim, Don Vito, Dorothy's Magic Bag, Doseone, Double, Dr. Dre, Drown Radio, Dust Collector, eDIT, El-P, Eligh, Emergency Pizza Party, Eminem, Entity, Everlast, Eyedea & Abilities, Felt, Firebrand Boy, Fort Minor, Freestyle Fellowship, Freezepop, The Fugees, Futuristic Sex Robotz, The Gift of Gab, Gijs Gieskes, Gino, Gnarls Barkley, Goldie Lookin Chain, Gordon Strombola, GOSHone, Goto80, The Grammar Club, Grimace Federation, The Grouch, Gym Class Heroes, Handheld, Hieroglyphics, Hip Hop Minstrel, Hoecakes, HORSE the Band, I, Cactus, Illogic, Immortal Technique, Intense, Interstellar Dwellers, J Dilla, Jay-Z, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jurassic 5, Kanye West, Kid Beyond, Kid Koala, Killer Mike, Kplecraft, Krondor Krew, Kyle Lucas, L'homme Manete, Lady Sovereign, LD & Ariano, Lightheaded, Lmno, Lo-Bat, Ludacris, Lyrics Born, Mac Lethal, Madvillain, MagiTek, Marginal Prophets, Mark DeNardo, Mars Ill, Masai Bey, Mavrik, Mayday, MC Chris, MC Frontalot, MC Hawking, MC Meathook, MC Shinigami, MC Wreckshin, mCRT, Meaty Ogre, MegaDriver, Mesu Kasumai, Ming & FS, Minusbaby, Mos Def, Mr. Dibbs, Mr. Lif, Mr. Spastic, Murs, The Muse 10 Project, N.E.R.D., Nate Mezmer, NESMETAL, The Notorious B.I.G., Nozebleed, Nullsleep, OCDJ, Oddjobs, Optimus Rhyme, The Orphanage, Outkast, Panacea, Paris, Paza, Peanut Butter Wolf, People Under the Stairs, The Perceptionists, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Phlogiston, Pigeon John, Plate Fork Knife Spoon, Prefuse 73, Project Blowed, Psalm One, Psilodump, Quasimoto, Qwel, Random, Ratatat, Redman, Reset Generation, Ricci Rucker and Mike Boo, Rjd2, Role Model, Roll Deep, Rugar, Run-DMC, Rushjet1, Sabastion Boaz, Sabrepulse, Sage Francis, Sandpeople, Schaffer the Darklord, Scroobius Pip, She, Shystie, SLiVeR, Snoopdroop, Sol Rebelz, Sole, Soul Position, Spheres of Chaos, Strange Fruit Project, The Streets, Stu, Subtitle, Subtle, Super Chron Flight Brothers, Super Multifaros, Superpowerless, T.Y.T., Talib Kweli, Tangible, They Might Be Giants, Three 6 Mafia, Timbaland, Titan Kvad, Trash80, Twilight Electric, Ultraklystron, USK, VGX, Vim, Virt, Weerd Science, Weezer, Weird Al Yankovic, Wu-Tang Clan, x|k, Xinon, Year 200X, Yerzmyey, YTCracker, Yuppster, Zealous1, Zion I, and the only non-nerd-related non-hip-hop-related group to appear on this list is Opeth because they make me believe that music is the most vital resource on the planet. |
