Maria Jose: Muh x infinity.
The Dreher"s: My other family. Save my Thanksgiving spot forever.
Mel D. Cole: I still blame you for making me lose Megan Fox"s favorite hoodie of mine.
Jason Brown: Thanks for having that bootleg of De La Soul Is Dead. Changed me forever.
Tom Sarig: Those were great times.
Abdul Stone Jackson: We made a miracle that Thanksgiving in "92.
Ashaka Givens: Outfits galore. You turnt me and Com into hippies.
Adam Bomb: My billiard bud and Serato organizer.
Diane Miller: My first jazz punisher. I hated it then but I love it now.
Kaya Davis: Miss you like crazy.
Bill Coleman: The first tastemaker of the press that kept me abreast of music I"d never heard of. Thank you for your knowledge!
Samantha Shipp: You will be the first Supreme Court MC. I"m calling it 2024!
Bill Stephney: You taught me that cla.s.sic songs and alb.u.ms are snapshots of your life you will never forget.
Noel "Keeb" Hubler: Salve!
Beverly Reece: Another great teacher.
Anthony Maddox: You reconnected me to my soul.
Khartoon Ohan: You helped me buy my first house! Thank you!
Natasha Ryan: Dream and believe.
Adam Goldstein: You opened my eyes to a whole new sonic possibility.
Rocsi Diaz: I was there first-hand to see you start your dream. Congrats. Don"t forget the little people.
Jennifer Gomez: The s.e.xiest drummer.
Paulette Surles: My favorite teacher ever.
Deborah Eptein-Diarena: You are pa.s.sion times a billion.
Radji Mateen: You helped keep me organized.
Bobby "Z" Rivkin: So glad you are still here. Thank you!
Common: I hope after all this time, you"ve learned where "the one" is.
Kelley Lowe: My first shoulder in high school.
Axel Niehaus: You unearthed and unleashed the monster by teaching me tricks in mixing the Things Fall Apart alb.u.m.
Rob EST Walker: Coolest role model ever. Philly thanks you.
Paula Quijano: I owe you a mansion.
Shameka Speed: Stop spitting on my love.
Jaguar Wright: Your fearlessness was an inspiration.
Jill Scott: You gave us our first pair of wings. Thank you.
Taara Sultaana: Love you, Groucho.
Heather Boice: So glad we"re connected again.
Janina Gavankar: Best shoulder ever.
Faheem Alexander: You kept me sharp.
Dana Holland: My favorite sparring partner.
Prince Paul: Your creativity changed hip hop.
De La Soul: My favorite group changed me.
Kid Sister: One day Mel, you"ll consider me worthy of working with you.
Louie Ski Carr: Cutty finger salute!
Chris Dave and John Roberts: Cats that kept me up all night practicing way up after my bedtime.
Kiv Chao: *sigh*
Antoine Green: My OG diggin" in the crates partner.
Larry Gold: Keeping the spirit of lush string culture alive.
Aunt Beth: For your snark (this is where you are like "I... do... not... snark!"). But whoever she"s pointing this out to? She DOES!
Tom Hayes: The real king of the walk-on! You are without a doubt my biggest supporter. Thank you!
Steven Savitz: You started my twelve-inch collecting career.
Vernon Reid: My favorite minion.