Jarobi White is a hip-hop artist, chef, and a founding member of A Tribe Called Quest alongside members Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He continued to provide inspiration and input for many of Tribe’s albums throughout the groups history after shifting careers to pursue his passion for cooking. Jarobi began working as an executive chef and restaurant manager in Washington D.C., South Carolina, and Atlanta. In 2012, he teamed up with Dres to form Evitan and released their first album, "Speed of Life." Jarobi also took on a chef position in a West Village restaurant, helping it earn a Michelin rating. In 2007, he was honored with A Tribe Called Quest at VH1's Hip Hop Honors ceremony. Jarobi now runs Eats, Rhymes & Life, a food events company that combines his passions for food and music.

DJ Lady Love, one of the pioneering female DJs in the 1970s New York City scene, has made a name for herself with her roots in hip-hop. She has shared the stage with legendary acts such as Grand Wizzard Theodore, Crash Crew, Fearless Four, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5. Born in The Bronx and raised in Queens, DJ Lady Love has left her mark on the party scene, bringing her unique style and energy to audiences across the country. Today, she resides in Seattle, where she hosts her own internet radio station and continues to inspire a new generation of music lovers.

DJ Yaddy (she/her) is well known from hosting parties in the 206 since her teenage years, to spinning nightclubs all over the US, and landing a job at Broadway Media in Salt Lake City. She started in Security at KEXP 90.3 FM and worked in their Remote Technology Department, and is now a major player of their On-Air Promotions Team. She is also a dynamic contributor to the Sway and Swoon DJ Collective, a collaborative of amazing female DJ's.

Besa Gordon is a Seattle-based influencer and personality at iHeart Radio. She got her start in radio in 2018 as an overnight jock on Seattle’s KUBE 93.3 before taking over KUBE’s popular/legendary midday slot three years later. Today, she can be heard on HITS 106.1 in Seattle, JAM’N 107.5 in Portland, B95 in Fresno, California, V101 in Sacramento, California, and 102.3 The Beat in Austin, Texas.

When not on the radio, Besa raises her voice for Pacific Northwest artists as a member of the Governor’s board for the PNW Chapter of the Recording Academy. Besa also hosts a weekly pop culture show on Converge Media called The Rewind with Besa in which she discusses the biggest trending topics of the week and interviews key figures from around the PNW.

Kinsey Paul is a published multimedia artist, designer, and stylist who got her start in the industry during her matriculation at Clark Atlanta University, where she studied psychology as well as fashion design and merchandising. Kinsey is the founder and creator of 11:11 Concepts, a luxury beauty, design, and styling collective which celebrates individual style by way of creative, intentional, and lavish services. Her work has been showcased during Miami’s Mercedes Benz Swim Week and The BET Hip-Hop Awards as well as in publications such as Brides Magazine and Mob Journal.

Kinsey is an avid traveler, an army wife, and a Philadelphia native who calls Atlanta her second home and Miami her third. She is a bonus mom, a dog mom of two, and a self-declared foodie and mixologist who believes in incorporating luxury into as many areas of life as possible.

Adeerya Johnson is a published scholar with nearly a decade of experience researching, writing, and teaching on race and gender studies and hip-hop. She is currently Digital Collections Archivist for MoPOP’s early hip-hop collection as well as Guest Curator for My Mic Sounds Nice: Hip-Hop Feminism in History.