I can respect him.. but not be influenced by him. And so what ? He accomplished a lot while he was FAMOUS. That's the key factor. I know kids who live in poverty. I have seen it all. Maybe not the exact.. but I have seen the broken homes. So he really does nothing for me. I respect the fact that he did a lot for rap.. but I don't like his music at all. And he never influenced me in any way, shape, or form musically.

Bone thugs... Might not sound like it but you can pretty much rap any of my verses like them and get away with it. I grew up listnin to them.

Tupac... His style, lyrics, rhythm. All great.

Immortal Technique... Hearing his music encouraged me to think about things more, and do a little finding out of my own. He indirectly influenced my views on religion, the government, media... INDIRECTLY...

The Last emperor... I love how hes just himself... No gimmicks... He named himself after a movie he liked... A lot of his lyrics have to do with comic books, cos he was into them when he was growing up... Solid.

Canibus... Lyricism like whoa, and the flow... damn...

Theres many more... but eh...

Oh and all of G-Unit. Believe it or not they influenced me greatly. They encouraged me not to be like them in any way, because of their wackness. If I didnt hear songs by 50 cent and his shitty crew, I would have never been influenced to go and look for better music that would influence me further.... So thank you G-G-G-G-Unit!
.................................................. .....................J/P
....................................... but seriously theyre gay

Wu Tang Clan and Dead Prez

Mostly Nas and tupac.

Tupac is the main person but theres more like...

big pun
eminem
biggie
immortal technique
canibus
nas
rakim

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Pff @ lists.. Read the thread..

CHYNO XL=dope....he influenced me alot
NAS= DOPE he also influenced me
THE ROOTS = the best hip hop group ever...nuff said
GANGSTARR= oneof the best groups that was ever made...niggas be legendary
TALIB KWELI...=WOW...nuff said
MOS DEF..= great

just about all of those guys influenced me

and i vant forget about
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST




THESE ARE JUST SOME CATS THAT INFLUENCED ME

my biggest influence would be snoop dogg
cuase i know he will be rapping until death
he is 2 good to quit

a tribe called quest hahaha i was just istening to them hahaha
im cool like that, cuz im cool like that

no fuck that
BEAT RHYMES LIFE is the dopest CD they have ever made......

I cant say which rappers infuence me but i can tell u some CD's cuz their not all rappers.....








Bob marley - legend

Nas - illmatic

Makeveli 7 day theory - tupac

john lennon - dreams