Kokayi is a multi-talented musician, poet and MC. His unusual musicality and his show-stopping freestyle skills breathe fresh air into Hip Hop. Working steadily with his band Opus Akoben and jazz artist Steve Coleman, Kokayi has toured the world and recorded several collaborations, including A Tale of 3 Cities, The Way of the Cipher and Myths, Modes and Means.
Lemon is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author, actor and poet. He was an original cast member of the TONY award winning Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and Spike Lee’s Sucker Free City, She Hate Me and Inside Man. His new work The Beautiful Struggle is being developed by Elise Thoron at The American Place Theatre.
JLove Calderon is an educator, activist, feminist and author motivated by issues of identity, culture, hip hop and human rights. She is co-producer of the We Got Issues! National Arts and Civic Engagement Tour, author of two books, We Got Issues! A Young Woman’s Guide to a Bold, Courageous, and Empowered Life and That White Girl.
Will Power is an award-winning actor, rapper, playwright and one of the foremost leaders in Hip Hop Theater garnering the 2006 Lucille Lortel Award for his play, The Seven, the 2004 Jury Award at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival and a 2004 Drama Desk nomination. Mr. Power deftly walks the line between serious, studied actor and urban hip hop MC.
Caridad De La Luz, aka La Bruja rocks the mic as a poet, playwright, actor, spoken word diva, and MC. Her work is infused with the spirit of resistance, revolution, and pride. This dynamic, gifted performer infuses hip-hop and reggaeton with her irresistible blend of potent intelligence, hot sensuality and lyrical skill.