Denzel Washington on Influence

The real story, the universal story, is that we all stand on a pair of shoulders. We are, all of us, the sum of our influences. We've all been taken by the hand and led to a better, more purposeful place.

                                                                         - Denzel Washington, A Hand To Guide Me, 2006

Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push (2006)

In the 2 years following this video, I swear, I saw more people in my neighborhood on skateboards than I had ever seen before in my life. Props to Lupe for starting a trend.