Art of Cool Fest 2017

Reggie Ossé, known as Combat Jack first rose to prominence in the recording industry as founding partner of the small NYC law firm Ossé and Woods where his clients included such legends as Jay-Z, Damon Dash, DMX, Sean "Diddy" Combs' Hitmen production team, along with producers... Read More →

Professor of African + African-American Studies and Professor of English at Duke University where he teaches courses in Black Cultural Studies, including signature courses on “Michael Jackson and the Black Performance Tradition” and “The History of Hip-Hop,” co-taught with... Read More →

Commonly revered as “The God MC,” Long Island-born hip-hop legend, Rakim Allah, has been the gold standard for all rappers ever since he and his former duo-mate, Eric B., released the single, “Eric B. Is President,” back in 1986. A year later, Eric B. and Rakim released... Read More →