Art of Cool Fest 2017

In the summer of 2000, Elite started working as an intern for Ruff Ryders Entertainment[2] and eventually caught the ear of rapper Drag-On, placing his first beat on the Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack) in 2002. Working as an in-house Producer for Ruff Ryders, Elite went on to produce... Read More →

Pierce Freelon is an Afro-futurist, professor, musician, and organizer. He is the creator of Blackspace - a digital makerspace based in Durham, North Carolina; and the co-founder of the Emmy-award winning PBS web-series Beat Making Lab. He has taught in the Departments of Music... Read More →

Justin Bryant aka Hollywood JB is a Hip-Hop producer from Baltimore, MD, currently based in Atlanta, GA. He is a member of the collective, Spillage Village and has been producing music for over 10 years. Last year, he earned a placement on DJ Khaled's "Major Key" album with a song... Read More →