The Roots
True musicians - every style and genre has influenced them

Outkast
Beautiful blend of lyricism and song-crafting...

DJ Shadow
Showed me music stems from the drum...

Radiohead
Much like The Roots - true musicians...

Portishead
Beats, beats, and more beats....and Beth's haunting voice

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Haunting and beautiful, soundtrack to my life...

Radiohead - OK Computer
That one album that just transplants you to a different place, where life is good, bad, and everything in between.

The Roots - How I Got Over
Hard to explain...it just speaks to me.

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
To this day, some 20+ years later, I'm still discovering the sources of all the samples on that album!

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
The only album I could probably recreate...I know every lyric, every beat....this album was my world in '91