After just three years as a group, hip-hop trio Swet Shop Boys are set to perform at Coachella 2017. The members of Swet Shop Boys include a diverse blend of Indian-American rapper Heems and English-Pakistani MC Riz Ahmed. Riz is also an actor, who has starred in television and movies, including roles in The Night Of, Nightcrawler, and Star Wars:... read full bio
Saul Williams is a rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, and actor. Williams blends poetry and hip-hop in his music, in order to create an authentic sound in every track. The artist’s career began as an open mic poet. He later landed a documentary film ‘SlamNation,’ which followed Williams’ career participating in the Nuyorican Poets Slam team. This led to his... read full bio
Caleborate is an alternative hip-hop and soul artist from the East Bay. Inspired by the golden age of hip-hop, or Caleborates recognition of the 90s, the alternative artist creates beats that speak to generations of people. KQED has noted Caleborates tracks contain millennial subject matter and a 90s aesthetic. Caleborate uses samples, drums, and introspective lyrics to create each of... read full bio
Kalin White began his musical career as part of a duo called Kalin and Myles. While with Kalin and Myles, they released More Than Friends which was successful instantly. Deciding to pursue his own individual musical talents, White embarked on his solo journey. Using the media outlet, Vine, White gained a loyal following. He has released a multitude of different... read full bio
Kweku Collins didn’t know how to begin his musical career. He started with a song called ‘Howl’, which is an internal debate on how to fulfill his musical dreams. Now, his songs have accumulated more than a million streams on Spotify and SoundCloud, receiving positive reviews and spurring sold-out live shows. Collins’ work is inspired by the likes of Tame... read full bio
The Ying Yang Twins are a hip-hop duo that originated from Atlanta. Consisting of Kaine and D-Roc, the duo’s first single, Whistle While You Twurk from their first album, Thug Walkin, peaked at #17 on the US Hip-Hop charts. The group’s gained mainstream attention after being featured in Lil Jon’s hit single, Get Low. Their third album, Me and My... read full bio
This vocal quartet Color Me Badd formed as high school students in Oklahoma City before relocating to New York. They proved adept at both churning dance tunes and sincere ballads. They broke through with their performance of ""I Wanna Sex You Up"" on the soundtrack of New Jack City. Released as a single, the song topped the R&B charts, went... read full bio
9th Wonder, birth name Patrick Denard Douthit, is a hip-hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and rapper out of North Carolina. He has produced for big names like Mary J. Blige, Jean Grae, Wale, Jay-Z, Murs, Drake, Buckshot, Chris Brown, Destiny’s Child, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Mac Miller, David Banner and Lecrae. His production style is... read full bio
Cowboy Troy is an American musician known for his blending of country and rap which is referred to as ""hick-hop"". He is a member of a group of country music singers/songwriters called MuzikMafia. Other members of this group include Big & Rich, James Otto, and Gretchen Wilson. He has charted the Billboard country singles charts twice and has released... read full bio
Terror Reid is a hip-hop side project of Tanner Petulla, the DJ known as Getter. Terror Reid is best known for his song “Uppercuts”. As Getter, Pettula has released two studio albums and several EPs. As Terror Reid, other songs that Petulla has released includes “Who Dat”, “Stormin Tha Gatez”, “Chernobyl”, “Dead To Me”, “The Otha Side”, “Bounce Back”, and... read full bio
Kevin Brereton, better known as his stage name k-os, is a Canadian alternative hip-hop artist from Toronto. K-os gained attention after the release of his single “Musical Essence”. After releasing his second single, “Rise Like the Sun”, k-os took some time off of music and later came back with the release of his debut studio album, “Exit”. Since then, he... read full bio
ASAP Twelvyy is an American rapper from Bronx, New York. Twelvyy rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group ASAP Mob. Twelvyy began his career after being featured in ASAP Rocky’s song “Trilla”. From there, Twelvyy went on to release his debut mixtape with ASAP Mob entitled, “Lords Never Worry”. Since then, he has released one album, “12”. Some... read full bio
The Pharcyde is an American alternative hip-hop group that is comprised of members Imani and Bootie Brown. The group was founded by members Imani, Slimkid3, Bootie Brown and Fatlip who all started their career as dancers. They all met and decided to incorporate rap into their dancing and shortly after recorded their first demo. Since then, the group has gone... read full bio
Kenny Beats is an American music producer from Greenwich, Connecticut. When he was only 9 years old, Kenny began playing guitar and two years later he picked up the drums. Later down the road he came in second in a national electronic music competition and that’s when he started taking music seriously. After high school, Kenny interned for the Cinematic... read full bio
Torhi Harper, better known as his stage name, Murphy Lee, is an American rapper who is best known for his rise to fame performing as a member of the group St. Lunatics. Lee was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and he began his musical career forming the rap group St. Lunatics with Nelly, Ali, Kyjuan and City Spud.... read full bio
Moses Barrett III, better known as his stage name, Petey Pablo, is an American rapper, singer and actor from Snow Hill, North Carolina. Pablo previously was in prison for a few years and after being released, he moved to New York City where he met Busta Rhymes and Black Rob. Rumor has it that Pablo was then signed to Jive... read full bio
Kardinal Offishall is a Canadian rapper/record producer/record executive. He is referred to as Canada's hip hop ambassador" as he is referred to as one of the country's best hi hop producers. His style of hip hop is unique because it is influenced by reggae and dancehall. He started off big by recording two signature songs "BaKardi Slang" and "Ol' Time... read full bio
Named as one of the greatest DJs of all time by USA Today. This DJ is known for his hard work leading to his successful career as a DJ. His success has been marked by being the first West Coast DJ to become World Champion by winning the New Music Seminar DJ Battle for World Supremacy in New York City.... read full bio
Shabazz Palaces is a uniquely experimental hip hop duo made up of Tendai “Baba” Maraire and Ishmael Butler, also known as Palaceer Lazaro. The duo has released full-length studio albums entitled Lese Majesty and Black Up, both of which have been critically acclaimed. The band has released two more albums on Sub Pop entitled Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines and... read full bio
Blue Scholars is an American hip-hop duo made up of DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic. The hip-hop group came to be when the two individuals skipped class in college. They joined an organization focused on reviving interest in hip-hop and began collaborating together. Since joining together, the group has performed in over 400 shows across the United States. They have... read full bio
