How about some old-school rap/hip hop (e.g. LL Cool J, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, KRS-One, etc.)? Or maybe some more laid-back stuff like DJ Shadow. Oh, I think you might like David Axelrod. DJ Shadow sampled one of his songs for Midnight in a Perfect World:
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Date: 2008-04-02 07:08 pm (UTC)http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Experience-David-Axelrod/dp/B00004SQ2
Oh, I've also been enjoying some '80s electro-funk (Afrika Bambataa, Cindy Mizelle, Shannon, etc.)