The Pharcyde
Fatlip
Antipop Consortium
Freestyle Fellowship
Black Moon
Heltah Skeltah
Smif n Wessun
Tame One
Lord Finesse
Showbiz
AG
OC
Big L
Outkast
Special Ed
Hyenas in the Desert
Gravediggaz
Gza (only Liquid Swords)
Mostly old stuff. The more contemporary artists that influence me are the cats I work with on a daily basis. Check my top friends for them.