KRS-One

Rapper, Author & Activist

The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument

Kierra Sheard

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer-Songwriter, Fashion Designer, Actress & Entrepreneur

Jennifer Holliday

Singer and Tony Award-Winning Actress

MC Hammer

Hip Hop Recording Artist, Record Producer & Entrepreneur

Ying Yang Twins

Atlanta-Based Hip Hop Duo; Known for "Wait (The Whisper Song)"

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Record Producer, DJ, Actor & Comedian

MC Lyte

Queen of Hip-Hop who Supports Worthy Causes such as AIDS Awareness, Anti-Violence & Rock-the-Vote

Kindred The Family Soul

Neo Soul Musical Duo

Eve

Grammy Award-Winning Hip Hop Artist, Former Co-Host on "The Talk"

K-Ci & JoJo

K-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey, Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they are also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.

Grandmaster Flash

Founding Father of Hip Hop & DJing

Grandmaster Flash 50 Year of Hip Hop - Full Performance

Johnny Gill

Johnny Gill is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B group New Edition, and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat.

Anthony David

American R&B Singer-Songwriter

Erykah Badu

Grammy Award-winning Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, Activist and Actress

Kurtis Blow

Kurt Walker, professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label.

Fabolous

Rapper & Hip Hop Recording Artist

Jon B

Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man’s love for all things soul.

Ja Rule

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Record Executive & Actor

Naughty by Nature

Grammy Award-Winning Rap Group

Kim Burrell

American Gospel Singer

112

American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia.

Twista

Chopper-Style Rapper

Kelly Price

Grammy Award-Nominated R&B Singer and Songwriter

Roscoe Dash

Hip Hop Artist

Doug E. Fresh

Rapper, Record Producer, Beatboxer; Known as the "Human Beat Box"

Funkmaster Flex

American Hip Hop DJ, Rapper, Musician & Producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station; Host of MTV's "Funk Flex Full Throttle"

Raekwon

Rapper & Member of the Wu-Tang Clan

Roberta Flack

Grammy Award Winning Singer, Humanitarian

Karyn White

R&B singer

2 Live Crew

Hip Hop Group; Known for Controversial Sexual Themes