The Harlem-born rapper, who addressed social inequity and the struggles of African Americans, is regarded as one of the most influential voices in hip-hop, whose story has inspired documentaries, movies and a Broadway musical.
Al's Bar Downtown On the ground floor of the American Hotel, which was famous for easy drug availability and every other bad behavior, this fine art and punk rock bar has inspired documentaries and countless art exhibits.
The massacre, along with Manson's trial and sentencing, captivated the country and inspired documentaries, gave Manson a few pen pals, and sparked a bizarre fight over his body following his death in November.
The subject continues to inspire documentary filmmakers, like Nyna Pais Caputi, an Indian native living in San Francisco who is working on "Petals in the Dust: The Endangered Indian Girls".
His story of leading his team through a triumphant 2009 season has inspired a documentary.
For Frances Lozada, an actress and writer who lives in Bayside, Queens, the frustrations of auditioning inspired her documentary "StereoTYPEd".
He started in 1997, with "Wrong-Eyed Jesus!" (which inspired the documentary about him, "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus," in 2003) and has put out eight records since.
The contest, which seemed to presage a new order in black politics, attracted national press coverage, and inspired the documentary film "Street Fight".
The origins of umpires' gestures are shrouded in mystery that inspired a documentary, "Signs of the Times," to be released Monday on DVD.
And its Donegal beard contest inspired a documentary, "Growin' a Beard," with songs by the Gourds, the popular Austin junkyard band.
