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carlos b.
harker heights, texas, United States
- Crafts:
- multimedia artist
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All)
- Genres:
- southern rap
- Influences:
- Slick Rick
earvin gray
- Crafts:
- MC
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Slick Rick, Nas, Talib Kweli, Common, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Asher Roth, Kool moe dee, Wale
Brittany Bear
- Crafts:
- spoken word artist
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), drums, Mandolin (All), turntables, ukulele, Keyboard (All)
- Influences:
- The Rocket Summer, James Morrison, Nevershoutnever!, Brand New, Weezer, 2Pac, Ludacris, Slick Rick, Boys II Men
SIG ANTHONY
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, United States
- Crafts:
- multimedia artist, songwriter, actor
- Instruments:
- Piano (All), Guitar (All)
- Influences:
- Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Garnett Silk, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Scarface, Jay-Z, Slick Rick
Crush B.
Northern V.A, D.M.V, United States
- Crafts:
- writer, dancer, producer, MC, choreographer, singer, camera operator
- Genres:
- reggae highlife, hip hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- T Pain, Doug E. Fresh, D-Block, Trey Songz, R. Kelly, Cassidy, Elephant Man, Usher, Slick Rick, Papoose
EnVy OnE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States
- Crafts:
- artist relations, magician, audiologist
- Instruments:
- Bells (All), strings, drums, guitar-synth, Bass (All), stream of consciousness, snare drum
- Genres:
- rap
- Influences:
- Cypress Hill, Tupac, Mos Def, Wu Tang Clan, Scarface, Too Short, Brotha Lynch, NWA, Jayo Felony, Three 6 Mafia, Outlawz, Slick Rick, Devin the Dude, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
Featured Artist
DJ SIMPLY E
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Crafts:
- radio dj, radio producer, voice-over artist
- Instruments:
- cd player, midi keyboard, turntables
- Genres:
- reggaeton, roots reggae, calypso, hip hop
Lucky B.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Crafts:
- producer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- computer (mac), software
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
christian picciuto
- Influences:
- My Brother, Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Eminem, Slick Rick, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Dr. Dre, Shyne
Rapper Thomas
Columbia, MO, United States
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop
- Influences:
- Eminem, Devin the Dude, Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, Rakim, Biz Markie, Craig G., Mellow Man Ace, KRS-One, Nas, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, Big L, Grand Puba, Sadat X
DJ Freak Static
Orlando, Fl, United States
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Saxophone (All), Piano (All), midi keyboard, loop programmer, field recorder, sound effects
- Genres:
- drum and bass, dance, Hip-Hop, soul blues, jazz (all), classical, classic rock, acid house, funk (all), rock and roll, punk, jungle
- Influences:
- Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Pharrell Williams, the cool kids, Mos Def, Common, Dead Prez, Slick Rick, Sting, The Police, Bob Dylan
John C.
- Crafts:
- musician, music editor, producer, recording engineer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- Guitar (All), Bass (All), Drums (All), voice
sean c.
bronx, newyork, United States
- Crafts:
- songwriter, singer
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Craig David, The Notorious B.I.G., Michal Jackson, Slick Rick, Mario, Boys II Men, Chris Brown, Robin Thicke, John Legend, Common, Tyrese, Akon, T.I., Usher, Wayne Wonder, Drake
lenell h.
chicago, IL, United States
- Genres:
- rap
- Influences:
- 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas, Big L, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris, Slick Rick, Eric B. & Rakim, N.W.A., Roc-A-Fella, Cash Money Millionaires, No Limit, D-Block, Hot Boyz
andrew s.
United States
- Instruments:
- daw, Keyboard (All)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, electronic, experimental, new instrumental, new beat, electrofunk, easy listening, experimental noise
- Influences:
- Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Ratatat, Dr. Dre, MGMT, DJ Premier, Wu Tang Clan, Rza, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Deftones, The Beatles, NWA, Eazy-E, King Crimson, Incubus, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Rakim, Slick Rick, Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nas
Contest Honorable Mentions
Lance Lasheras
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Instruments:
- turntables, piano, computer (mac)
- Influences:
- Radiohead, Portishead, Elliot Smith, Gorillaz, Goldfrapp, Damien Rice, The Doves, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix, K-OS, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, The Roots, Mos Def, Twalib Kwali, Jill Scott, Heiroglyphics, Slick Rick, Felonios Monk, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Armin Van Buuren, The Freestylers, Krafty Kuts, Bassnectar, Ferry Corsten, Donald Glaude, Marco V, Stanton Warriors, Benni Benassi, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Justice, Bloody Beatroots, Deadmau5, MSTKRFT, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk
L.C. Rivers
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Crafts:
- visual artist, arranger, producer, sound designer, remixer, composer, songwriter, lyricist, music student
- Instruments:
- sampler, sequencer, Keyboard (All), turntables, software
- Genres:
- field recordings, dance-punk, chicago soul, blues-rock, acid funk, hardcore hip hop, deep house, deep soul, chill-out, barbarian black metal, instrumental rock, dub, art pop, acid rock, instrumental, film score, alternative hip hop, funky breaks, dance pop, chicago house, art punk, hip hop, funk rock, classic rock, art rock, acid house, space rock, soundtrack, soul rock, trip-hop, soul blues, quiet storm, rock and roll, psych-pop, Lo-fi, pop rock, pop punk, motown, new jack swing, soundscape, post-rock, neo soul, psychedelic, space age pop, popular, parody, rhythm and blues (r&b)
- Influences:
- Bad Brains, Black Sabbath, Boogie Down Productions, Can, Curtis Mayfield, David Bowie, Devin the Dude, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, EPMD, ESG, Fela Kuti, Frank Zappa, Funkadelic, HIM, Jungle Brothers, King Tubby, Led Zeppelin, Mantronix, Marley Marl, Marlena Shaw, Marvin Gaye, MF Doom, Mike Ladd, Minnie Ripperton, Mogwai, Mr. Lif, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Prince Paul, Public Enemy, Scientist, The Sea And Cake, Slick Rick, Sly & The Family Stone, Tortoise, Wayne Shorter, Ween, Yo La Tengo, Zapp & Roger
David Lavergne
Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, turntables, didgeridoo, ocarina, Voice (All)
- Genres:
- rock, acoustic rock, Alternative, metal, blues, experimental, acoustic, industrial
- Influences:
- Korn, Sublime, The White Stripes, B.B. King, Ronald Jenkees, Beastie Boys, Slick Rick, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Z-Trip, PJ Harvey, Kings Of Leon, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Slipknot, Matt Guitar Murphy, Guy Davis, Buddy Guy, Edvard Grieg, Beethoven, Mozart, Cut Chemist, M.I.A., Architecture In Helsinki, Bat For Lashes, Def Tone, Jose Gonzales, Estabon, Digital Underground, DJ Shadow, Incubus, Flobots, Cake, Nick Drake, Porcupine Tree, System Of A Down, Ben E. King
Kaheem R.
Staten Island, New York, United States
- Influences:
- Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, KRS-One, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Redman, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Genius, Rza, Eminem, Public Enemy, Dead Prez, Run Dmc, EPMD, Beastie Boys, Third Bass, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, The Leaders of the New School, Cypress Hill, House Of Pain, Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah, Mos Def, Talib Kweli
Featured Artist
Meilana Gillard
Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Crafts:
- musician, composer, producer, songwriter
- Instruments:
- tenor saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, boa soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, keyboard, voice, voice (alto)
- Genres:
- acoustic jazz, avant-garde jazz, acid jazz, chamber, chamber jazz, rhythm and blues (r&b), hardcore hip hop, hip hop, classical, modern classical
- Influences:
- Gene Walker, Gene Ammons, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Lucky Thompson, Don Byas, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Stitt, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Sidney Bichet, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Debussy, Charles Ives, Gil Evans, Slide Hampton, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Seamus Blake, Greg Osby, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Ron Blake, Freddie Hubbard, Sammy Nestico, Count Basie, Frank Foster, Stanley Turrentine, Maceo Parker, Junior Cook, Booker Irvin, Led Zeppelin, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Aaron Neville, Machito, The Ronettes, June Christy, Ella Fitzgerald, Snoop Dogg, James Brown, Parliament, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Delfonics, John Legend, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, Lauryn Hill, Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Common, Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, Salaam Remi, Pete Rock, Redman, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, DJ Premier, Soundgarden, Ludacris, Chad Hugo, Dipset, Flipsyde, Robin Thicke, Jazmine Sullivan, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Kanye West, Kool Keith, Slick Rick
Year AT5 aka Dollar
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
- Crafts:
- lyricist
- Influences:
- Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Cee-Lo, Cool & Dre, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, Trey Songz, Outkast, Michael Jackson, Timbaland, Juelz Santana, Gorrillaz, Maroon 5, The Roots, James Brown, Tyrese, Kanye West, Eric B. & Rakim, Jay-Z, Chamillionaire, Twista, Trae, UGK, T.I., Young Dro, Yung Joc, Fabolous, Pitbull, Kid Cudi, Sean Paul, Cassidy, T-Pain, 112, Usher, David Banner, Eminem, Three 6 Mafia, Busta Rhymes, Slick Rick, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Redman, Method Man, The Clipse, N.E.R.D., Pharrell, Q-Tip, DMX, The Alchemist, Shyne, Mac Dre, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Floetry, Flo Rida, Musiq (Soulchild), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The Dream, Joe Budden, Fat Joe, Styles P, Jadakiss, Cam'Ron, 50 Cent, Talib Kweli, Paul Wall, Nas, Anthony Hamilton
Contest Honorable Mentions
cashtro hop
Toronto, Ontario
- Crafts:
- MC
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, rap, experimental
- Influences:
- The Notorious B.I.G., MF Doom, Lupe Fiasco, Jeru the Damaja, KRS-One, Afu-Ra, Al Green, Tha Alkaholiks, Atmosphere, AZ, Benefit, Blackalicious, Breezly Brewin, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Phil Collins, Common, De La Soul, Digable Planets, Dizzee Rascal, Steve Earle, EPMD, Michael Franti, Gangstarr, Ghostface Killah, Gza, Lauryn Hill, J-Dilla, J-Live, Michael Jackson, Elton John, K-OS, Barrington Levy, Ludacris, Bob Marley, Method Man, Mos Def, musiq, Nas, Ol' Dirty Bastard, sean price, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Public Enemy, Big Pun, Otis Redding, Lionel Richie, R. Kelly, Raekwon, Rakim, Rza, Frank Sinatra, Slick Rick, Supernatural, Talib Kweli, The Beatles, The Streets, Timbaland, A Tribe Called Quest, Tom Waits, Kanye West, Saul Williams, Stevie Wonder, Wyclef, cashtro hop
Contest Honorable Mentions
The R. Entertainment
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Crafts:
- producer, composer, arranger, songwriter
- Instruments:
- keyboard
- Influences:
- Maxwell, D'Angelo, John Legend, Musiq (Soulchild), Jaheim, Teddy Riley, Michael Bivins, Ryan Leslie, Angie Stone, Kelly Price, SOS Band, The Gap Band, Zapp & Roger, Isaac Hayes, Frank Sinatra, EPMD, Run Dmc, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Keith Sweat, Joe, Raphael Saadiq, The Roots, Public Enemy, Deadmau5, Mylo, The Prodigy, Marley Marl, Bob Marley, KRS-One, Redman, Method Man, T.I., Barry White, Bill Withers, Cafe Del Mar, Dru Hill, Alicia Keys, The Sugar Hill Gang, Marvin Gaye, Masters At Work, Dazz Band, Ohio Players, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Ne-Yo, Eric B. & Rakim, Lords Of The Underground, Common, DJ Premier, Ice Cube, Hi-Five, Erykah Badu, Ll Cool J, Masta Ace, Master P, Lauryn Hill, Blu Cantrell, Kool G Rap, Outkast, N.W.A., Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Souls Of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MCs, Dr. Dre, The Pharcyde, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Babyface, Aaron Hall, Boyz II Men, Brian Mcknight, Carl Thomas, Eric Benet, Jodeci, Luther Vandross, Paula Deanda, 112, Tyrese, Blur, The Chemical Brothers, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Dido, Earth Wind & Fire, James Brown, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, India.Arie, Metallica, System Of A Down, Morcheeba, Prince, Michael Jackson, Rob Thomas, U2, The Verve, Gloria Estefan, Angie Martinez, Booka Shade, Massive Attack, Portishead, Joss Stone, Nat King Cole, Glenn Miller, Anthony Hamilton, Will Smith, Sunshine Anderson, Roxanne Shante, Slick Rick, Royksopp, The Temptations, Mary Mary, Thomas Newman, Hans Zimmer, Jazmine Sullivan, Heavy D, Donna Summer, Busta Rhymes, Miles Davis
Devin ThéDon
Tampa Bay, Florida, United States
- Crafts:
- dj, composer, spoken word artist, multimedia artist, poet, graphic designer, photographer, producer, songwriter, music collector, musician, animator, animation designer
- Instruments:
- Keyboard (All), Voice (All), Guitar (All), Bass, pen, computer (pc), sound effects, found objects, harmonica, turntables, chime, strings, camera, Drums (All), drum machine, Percussion (All)
- Genres:
- Hip-Hop, hip hop, rap, rap metal, rhythm and blues (r&b), rock, rock and roll, jazz (all), Alternative, instrumental, house, acid rock, alternative hip hop, acid house, spoken word, blues, blues-rock, alternative rock, future jazz, gothic rock
- Influences:
- Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Tupac, Blink-182, Linkin Park, Malcolm X, Huey Newton, Michael 5000 Watts, J Dilla, MF Doom, Kanye West, Pete Rock, Danger Mouse, Cee-Lo, Outkast, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, The Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Common, Earth Wind & Fire, Richard Pryor, Michael Jackson, Prince, Morris Day, Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Jim Carrey, Nine Inch Nails, Tech N9Ne, Wu Tang Clan, John Singleton, Game, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, D'Angelo, Maxwell, DJ Khaled, DJ Kayslay, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Aerosmith, Nirvana, KISS, Guns N Roses, Sly & The Family Stone, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, John Lennon, John Legend, Jazmine Sullivan, Damian Marley, Chrisette Michelle, DJ Premier, N.W.A., Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Aaliyah, TLC, Kid Capri, Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse, Proof, 50 Cent, Dave Chapelle , Katt Williams, Hot Boys, B.G., Soulja Slim, Lil' Wayne, Mannie Fresh, T.I., Just Blaze, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Toomp, Shawty Redd, zaytoven, danny!, Edwin Starr, Al Green, George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, Funkadelic, James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Ozzy Osbourne, Anita Baker, Young Jeezy, Lil' Boosie, Z-Ro, Chamillionaire, Do Or Die, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Ice-T, Method Man, Redman, Eric Sermon, EPMD, KRS-One, MC Lyte, M.I.A., Run Dmc, Run-D.M.C., Eric B. & Rakim, John Mayer, The Roots, AC/DC, ?uestlove, Alicia Keys, Goodie Mob, Green Day, Coldplay, U2, Gorillaz, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Currensy, Faith Evans, Curtis Mayfield, Nas, T-Pain, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Deep Purple, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Scarface, Naughty By Nature, Missy Elliott, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Too Short, Lupe Fiasco, Field Mob, UGK, Bun B, Pimp C, Mary J. Blige, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong, Tina Turner, Muddy Waters, Organized Noize, Daz Dillinger, DJ Quik, The Fugees, Akon, My Chemical Romance, Floetry, 2 Live Crew, Eve, E-40, Jadakiss, Cypress Hill, Bootsy Collins, The Time, Duke Ellington, Tyrese, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, 9th Wonder, Maya Angelou, Daft Punk, Swizz Beatz, Adam Sandler, Ludacris, Jazze Pha, India.Arie, Musiq Soulchild, Rick James, Will.i.am, Cameo, Russell Simmons, The Black Eyed Peas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smash Mouth, Hootie & The Blowfish, Paul Mccartney, Luther Vandross, Anthony Hamilton, Da Brat, Eazy-E, Black Sabbath, Little Walter, Kool & the Gang, Master P, Jam Master Jay, Big L, Big Punisher, The Jackson 5, The Jacksons, Mary Mary, Yolanda Adams, Weezer, The Doors, Buddy Miles, The Isley Brothers, Iron Maiden, Andre 3000, Big Boi, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, The RZA, Twista, Bizzy Bone, Rock Steady Crew, Ying Yang Twins, Sleepy Brown, Gnarls Barkley, The O'Jays, Gerald LeVert, Zapp & Roger, Roger Troutman, Polow Da Don, Jonathan J.R. Rotem, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Carlos Santana
