What Music Inspires You?

[Sydal]

We have a lot of artists and producers on here, and I'm just wondering what music REALLY inspires you? What do you listen to that totally puts your mind on making TOP NOTCH music??

For me, it's Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, 2Pac, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cook. These are the main artists that really inspire me to do my best and make high quality music for all people from all walks of life.

Post 'em up!!

 

[MaddDogg]

Im not an artist, but if we are talkin about rappers, 2pac is the first to come to mind. Also Mac Mall, Techn9ne, and X Raided.

In terms of producers, I am really diggin what Kayne West is doin, as well as Khayree....

Other artists...Pink Floyd...Coldplay...System of a Down...Red Hot Chili Peppers...

 

[bayGIANTS]

I dont rap but here is my list of most influential artists:

pac
40
techn9ne
eminem

other than rap:
rolling stones
pink floyd
guns n roses
santana
jimi hendrix

thats all I can think of now. I picked them because they are different than other artists and really started new things

 

[SiccMadeLoc]

uum, rappas that influence me would prob be Eklypss from Doomsday Productions, Lynch, n X-Raided

 

[Sydal]

Ok ok, we got some people with outside influences, I like that...shows a nice range.

 

[The Beatkeeper]

Yo, id have to go with pretty much everything, cept pop. Waaaaayyyy to many artists in different generes to even list that inspire me.

 

[AwolSoldier]

Me I would have to say.......Robert N. Marley, too short, peter tosh, pac, em, cameo, cunfunkshun, AL GREEN, hella folks inspires me,



soldier hard........out!

 

[Psilo707]

Almost all of the artists inspire me in some way or another, whether its relating to music itself or what's in the lyrics.

Rap: Like 150 artists that I can't list right now. Bay area mostly.

Rock & other:

Tool
A Perfect Circle
Pink Floyd
Grateful Dead
AFI
Coheed & Cambria
Finch
The Used
The Faint
Kottonmouth Kings
Oasis
Nirvana
OSI
Led Zeppelin
Hendrix
AC/DC
Santana
Bob Marley
Damien Marley
Rolling Stones
System Of A Down
Tenacious D
Incubus
The Anix
Thrice
Thursday
Transplants
Rancid
Def Leppard
Zeromancer
Alice In Chains
Wolfsheim
Blue Oyster Cult
Blues Traveler
Bad Religion
Deftones
Wesley Willis

& Pretty much any electronic DJ u can name from here to germany.. including drum and bass, trance, hardcore, happycore, chill/downtempo... whatever...

music is pretty much my life. i cant claim to be a master at too many things but i doubt an artist could be named in a genre where i didnt at least have some basic knowledge of them.

 

[Sick Wid It]

I'm glad to see such diversity in these responses man! There's a lot of great music out there and it's such a waste when people arn't open to any of it.

It's pathetic when all someone listens to is a small handful of fake ass "gangsta" or "pimp" rappers, especially when those rappers are an insult to the term.

 

[DeWalt]

SYDAL i know exactly what you mean.
2pac was the first, Biggie, eminem did it to me, Yuk does it and san quinn does it. Production wise.......johnny j, daz, mike dean, 1 DROP SCOTT, 2pac (his unreleased shit is tight),

 

[MRTHECOSE]

marvin gay
al green
bob marley
sting
phil collins
santana
hendrix
sum country and folk music<---yup folk music!!!
i try not to listen to rap before i write and before i hit the studio

 

[Sydal]

Good fuckin responses...I'm lovin the diversity here!!

 

[MOESES SOULRIGHT THE 2nd]

sly and the family stone...

 

[Psilo707]

yeah we got some straight diversity going on... thats true... good to see

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

the theme to rocky lol

but nah, I listen to old school, R&b, and rap, and that's about it, but the ones putting in that extra effort really inspire me, or ones that weren't afraid to try something new.

Eminem's song -- the way I am, that inspires me because his flow is relentless, made me up my lyrics and haven't looked back since

Stevie wonder-- That man breathes and sleeps music, he pours his soul out on them tracks

B.G-- Dood been rappin since he was like 15, and rappin well. He's an inspiration to me, because he's my age, and has been around for years now. A legend in the south in his own right

Master P-- No real explanation needed, he started from less than nothing and has enough money to do whatever the hell he wants, yet he's still chasing his dream of playing in the NBA. He's made classic music to me tho too

Sade-- Her music is different, yet damn near flawless. Makes me want to do the same in the respect that she makes music that puts you in a certain mood, whether you want to be in that mood or not.

Micheal Jackson-- Some will laugh, but he's one of the most talented singers we will see in our lifetime, but whatever he does outside of the music is just rediculous

there are more, but there are a few

 

[PyKillaman]

Pac, Yuk, Mac Dre, Messy Marv, Brotha Lynch Hung, Jacka niggaz like these inspire me

 

[sixfilthyempire]

off top i'd say, raekwon, nas, pac, 50, mobb deep, e-40, yuk, mac dre, c-bo, 11-5, totally insane, and more, but on a whole music level, alicia keyes, beatles, jimi hendrix, musiq, stylistics, solomun burke, sam cooke..........too many to name

 

[Selph Made]

finally a good thread...lol...

shit that inspires me the most is other people that feel my shit...

people that give me props..thats what keeps me going...

people that show me love and give me daps even if i lost a battle...

other then that....

Eminem (1999) version lol....

Nas...oh man..

Chino XL...

Jigga-Man...

Royce Da 59...

Tech N9ne...

Pac...

Big D (producer on this board) keep each other motivated....

too many artists in its self to name....

Oprah inspires me...no bullshit..she has alotta skrillz and puts it in the right places....

'The Color Purple' that ol skool movie...man..good movie...

'8-Mile' (clown if u want)...'Catch Me If You Can'...

too many movies to name but you get the picture...

first and formost God and my family...

not only inspire but motivate....

::tears:: i love yall man ::sniff sniff::...

 

[sheriff]

i dont rap but still get inspired by alotta artists, to name some>:

pac, yuk, num, scarface,b real, bigL, biggie, masta ace, bucshot, meth, red, bigbboi nd andre, mc lyte.... and others...

 

[YaBoyLEFT]

I listen to all kind of shit and honestly I don't listen to rap like that, because I think that it's impossible to listen to something and not have pieces of it rub off on you...System Of A Down, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Pac, Jay-Z, The Cronics inst. album, Andre 3000, and some times I listen to shit that is hella wack as a wierd form of motivation to not sound like that...I like to listen to music and not fads it's alot of other shit in my collection but this is what I am fuckin wit right now.