Artists i look up two:big l ,2pac, biggie,onebelo,the old jayz,souljaboi(just kidden),papoose,cassidy,cyssero,binary starr, senim silla,lauren hill,marvin gay, dj premier,guru,big shug,the roots,black thought,mos,taleb kweli, def,az,nas,cormega,bahamadia,mc lyte,herb mcgruff,kool g rap,big daddy kane,Sean P,Boot camp click,Smiff n wessun,Statik selectah lloyd banks,ransom,iwu tang as a group,wu tang as individuals,eminem,styles p,jadakiss,sheek louch,the lox,redman, to many vultures in it,i think nas said {hiphop isn dead} caus ehe coulnd tsee the culture in it- Styles P, can compare my style with a mix big l elzhi