Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Damian Marley

Reggae Artist; Son of Bob Marley

Kid Cudi

Rapper, Singer & Actor; Known for "Pursuit of Happiness" & "Man on the Moon"

John Legend

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philantropist

Tyrese Gibson

R&B Singer, Actor & Author

Talib Kweli

Rapper, Emcee, Activist & Entrepreneur

Killer Mike

Hip-Hop Artist & Activist Focused on Social Inequality, Police Brutality & Systemic Racism

Anthony Hamilton

R&B Singer-Songwriter and Record Producer

John Forte

Singer, Songwriter & Producer

Ice-T

Rapper, Record Producer & Actor Known for "Law & Order: SVU"

David Banner

Rapper, Record Producer, Activist & Actor

Bruce George

Poet / Activist

Saul Williams

Spoken Word Artist

Nas

Grammy-Nominated Rapper, Songwriter & Record Producer

Mos Def

Hip-Hop Artist & Actor

LL Cool J

Hip-Hop Artist, Host of "Lip Sync Battle" & Actor Known For "NCIS"

112

American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia.

Ja Rule

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

Naturally 7

The group Naturally 7 practices vocal play -- the art of using the human voice to mimic instruments. It\'s as if a beatboxing troupe decided they could \"-box\" a whole orchestra: flute, horns, drums, guitar -- building a vocal wall of sound.

Nelly

Rapper, Entrepreneur & Investor

Far East Movement

Hip Hop & Electronic Music Group

Snoop Dogg

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer & Actor

Regina Belle

Grammy-Winning R&B, Pop & Gospel Songstress

The Color Orange

Cross-Cultural Performance

DJ Spooky

DJ, Hip-Hop Artist & Writer

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Kirk Franklin

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Artist & Businessman

Rich Homie Quan

Rising Atlanta Rapper; Known for his Single "Type of Way"

Yung Berg

Christian Ward better known by his stage name Yung Berg, is an American rapper, Producer and Songwriter from Chicago.

Young Buck

David Darnell Brown also known as Young Buck, is an American rapper, actor, and producer. Buck is a former member of the hip hop groups UTP Playas & G-Unit.