No set dates right now.,
Where to start?? Run Dmc, KRS 1, Kool Moe, Rakim, Dre,Wu Tang (of course),Outkast,Common, Talib,Mos Def,Del the Funky Homosapien,Aesop Rock,Typical Cats,Blackalicious,The Roots,Cee-LO,Atmosphere,Big L,Nas,Kool Keith,Charli 2na, Dan the Automater,Bob Marley, Hendrix,Bela Fleck,Bob Dylan,Pink Floyd,Otis Redding, Miles Davis, Sublime, Michael Franti, Spearhead,Morcheeba,Zero7, Lamb, Sneakerpimps, Radio Head,JediMindTricks,ImmortalTechnique,Jean Grae,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Citizen Cope,Portishead and anyone else i forgot or just havent heard yet.
A computer, a mic, a pen, pencil, pad and the mind=the best equipment ever created.