*HIP-HOP (Kool G Rap, Ultramagnetic Mc’s, Aceyalone, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Existereo, De La Soul, Heiroglyphics, Digable Planets, Pharcyde, Tribe Called Quest, Afrikaa Bambaataa+)

*FUNK/SOUL/LATIN (The Meters, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, JB's, PP Arnold, Curtis Mayfield, Wilson Pickett, Sly Stone+)

*ROCK (The Nice, Love, King Crimson, Small Faces, Van Morrison, Black Sabbath, Stones, Zeppelin, Hendrix, CCR, Doors, Queen+)

*JAZZ (Yusef Lateef, Donald Byrd, Eric Dolphy, Gabor Szabo, Lou Donaldson, Freddie Hubbard, Roland Kirk, Jimmy McGriff, Cal Tjader+)

*REGGAE (Bob Marley & The Wailers, Scientist, Burning Spear, King Tubby, Jimmy Cliff, Dub, Dave Barker, Gregory Isaacs, Augustus Pablo, Horace Andy, Prince Jammy, Ken Boothe,+)

*INSTRUMENTAL/PRODUCTION (Sixtoo, Meaty Ogre, DJ Muggs, DJ Premier, Madlib, Pete Rock, Ced Gee, Marley Marl, Maker+)

*BLUES (Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, John Mayall, Albert King, Luther Allison+)