Notorious BIG, Tupac Shakur, MOS DEF, COMMON, Talib Kweli[reflection eternal],Eminem '99,Atmosphere, Slug, Sage Francis, Anticon, Rhymesayers, Boogie Down Productions, KRS one, Juice Crew, Poor Righteous Teachers, X-clan, J DILLA!, some Busta Rhymes, some Jay-z, some NAS, Living Legends, AESOP ROCK!, Mission One Crew, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, EYEDEA AND ABILITIes!!, NOCANDO, selective Project Blowed, ALIAS, Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Andre 3000, Outcast, Goodie MOB, Benefit Binary Star, Blackalicious, Black Star, BrainWash Projects, De LA Soul, Dead Prez, some Dialated Peoples, Solillaquists of Sound, DJ Shadow, some EPMD, Felt, G&E, Gangstarr, The Grouch, Heirogliphics, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE!!!! Jedi Mind Tricks, Wu-Tang, Jurassic 5, Lords of the UNDERGROUND, ICE CUBE, Method Man, MF DOOM, old school MOBB DEEP, P.O.S, The Pharcyde, L.A Symphony, Prefuse 73, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, THE ROOTS, DOUGIE FRESH, SLICK RICK, TECH 9, Busdriver, Visionaries, The Fugees, Zack De Rocha, Zion I, 2mex, The Beastie Boys, Old school Black Eyed Peas[before Fergie came into the group]...and..well thats some of my HIP HOP influences...a few others are Portishead, Bjork, Barrington Levy, Bob Marley etc. etc, etc, etc......
