| Influences | James Brown, Bob James, Dr. Buzzards Original Savannah Club Band, Chick Corea, Lonnie Liston Smith, Grant Green, Weldon Irvine, The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, Grover Washington Jr., Lou Rawls, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Wilson Picket, Billy Paul, Roberta Flack, Patrice Rushen, Lauryn Hill, Nikki D, Apache, Nice & Smooth, Teddy Ted & Special K, Positive K, Lord Finesse, Zhiggie, Chi-Ali, Monie Love, Howling Wolf, The Family, Alexander O'Neal, Vanity 6, Al Green, Dave Brubeck, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Third World, Tenor Saw, Garnet Silk, Sly & Robbie, Lee Scratch Perry, Shabba Ranks, Gregory Issacs, Dennis Brown, Sister Carol, U-Roy, Kool Herc, TC Islam, Minnie Ripperton, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jaco Pastorius, Sly and The Family Stone, Prince, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire, George Clinton & Parliment Funkadelic, Fishbone, The Klash, The Police, Duran Duran, Crowded House, Simple Minds, Bad Brains, Sun-Ra, Thelonius Monk, The Funky Meters, Baby Heuy, Bobby Womack, The Isely Brothers, Fela Kuti, The Bar-Kays, Kool & the Gang, The Bee Gees, The Beatles, The Turtles, The Beach Boys, THe Byrds, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Bootsie Collins, Bernie Worrel, David Axelrod, The Bride of Funkenstein, Cymande,The Temptations, The Supremes, Blue Magic, The Delphonics, The Chi-lites, The Flamingos, Jackie Wilson, Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Barry White, The Rolling Stones, Cream, Maxwell, DeAngelo, Sade, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, The Staple Singers, Shirley Bassey, Biggie Smalls, Stetsasonics, Prince Paul, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Large Professor, X-Clan, Poor Righteous Teachers, Public Enemy, Yaggfu Front, Pharcyde, 911 Volts, Umcs, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, The Cookie Crew, Dana Dane, Biz Markie, King Tee, Slick Rick the Ruler, Dougie Fresh, The Audio Two, Mc Lyte, The Beatnuts, Kurious Jorge, Prince Power Rule, King Sun, Fu-Schnikens, Special Ed, Outkast, The Goodie Mob, Redman, The Wu-Tang Clan, Epmd, K-Solo, Das Efx, The Roots, K.M.D, 3rd Bass, The Beastie Boys, House Of Pain, Cypress Hill, N.W.A, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Rbx, Snoop Dogg, Souls of Mischief, Del the Funky Homosapien, L.L. Cool J, Run D.M.C, Boogie Down Productions, Trendz of Kulture, Lords of the Underground, The Outlawz, Tupac Shakur, Diamond D, Mark the 45 King, Naughty By Nature, Digable Planets, Gangstarr, The Fugees, The Outsidaz, Kieth Murray, Steady B, Bahamadia, Nasty Nas, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Heavy D & The Boyz, Kwame, Salt & Pepa, Kid & Play, Lupe Fiasco, Little Brother, Ninth Wonder, Dan the Automator, K-Def, Natural Resource, Pumkinhead, J-Dilla, Talib Kweli, Common sense, Mos Def, Reflection Eternal, Hi-Tek, Scott Storch, Black Star, The Bush Babees, Shawn J Period, Madlib, Teddy Riley, Hitman Howie Tee, The Bomb Squad, Dj Red Alert, Kid Kapri, Mr Magic, Marley Marl, Master Ace, Kool G Rap & Polo, Craig G, Super Natural, Mc Shan, UTFO, Roxxane Shante, Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five, The Funky Four Plus One More, Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde, Whodini, The Cold Krush Brothers, The Fat Boys, Busy Bee, The Soul Sonic Force, |
