X-Raided is a rapper from Sacramento, California. In 1992, he was sentenced to 31 years in prison on murder charges, which he denied, maintaining his innocence. The lyrics of his debut album, Psycho Active, was submitted as evidence by the prosecutors. Subsequently, X continued to record rap songs in prison, until being released on parole 26 years into his sentence. He was later signed with Strange Music.

X-Raided was paroled on September 14, 2018 after serving 26 years in prison, due to a letter of support from Lyle and Erik Menéndez, whom he had befriended in prison, who wrote that X-Raided "has developed into a kind and patient person, rooted in integrity, and passionate about his ideas." X-Raided expressed remorse for his past criminal activity, and expressed the intention leading a new life as a changed man, as well as marking a change in his career and lyrical style.

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Founded in 1978 by the visionary Charles "Chuck" Johnson, Soul Beat Network emerged as California's first African American television network dedicated to serving the vibrant African American community of Oakland, CA. With 24-hour programming that included R&B, rap, gospel entertainment, lifestyle shows, religious services, local and national news, political discussions, relationship advice, and more, Soul Beat quickly became a cultural cornerstone.

Throughout its early years, Soul Beat Network was a launching pad for numerous artists, personalities, and comedians who would go on to achieve great success. Despite its closure in 2003, the legacy of Soul Beat endured in the hearts and memories of its dedicated audience.

In the digital age, Soul Beat Network has been revitalized by Charles "Chuck" Johnson (no relation to the original founder) and is committed to recapturing the magic of its original format. Recognizing that today's viewers often prefer streaming services over traditional television, Soul Beat Network has adapted to meet contemporary demands while striving to return to television.

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Gangsta/ conscious rapper from Sacramento, California. Now going by the name Loki Excelsior, he was an original member of Brotha Lynch Hung’s Siccmade Muzicc record label. Over the years, he has collaborated with artists such as Brotha Lynch Hung, X-Raided, Tech N9ne, Spice 1, K-Rino, Cognito, B-Legit, and many more. In 2023, he released his comeback album “Pineapple” through Eleventh Hour Entertainment Inc. It was fully produced by Canadian record producer Trajic, and features guest appearances from Spice 1, K-Rino, and D-Dubb.

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Rachel Renee' is co-host of the Holdin Court Podcast and the oldest daughter of Big Court. She is also a tech founder who launched Goat Moves Inc which is an all in one E-Commerce marketplace platform. She is joined by one of her advisors and tech founder Roy Scott of Healthy Hip Hip and Eric Cox ll who is Head Of Growth from Netcaptial.

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K-Lou, also known as Ken Franklin, is a composer, producer, and owner of K-Lou Productions. He's known for his work on Deep in It (2022) and Fated (2024), for which he's credited as a composer, executive producer, and original music and score creator. He's also produced for artists such as Master P, No Limit, E-40, Mac Dre, and N2Deep.

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AD is a rapper/influencer that first gained notoriety as a rapper with hit songs "Thug" feat. YG and "Juice". He transitioned into podcasting and joined the popular No Jumper Podcast and would go on to create his own highly successful platform Cuhmunity.

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in 1992, a year after finishing high school, Marvaless got together with C-Bo to record her debut album, Ghetto Blues, through AWOL Records. Successive solo releases were Just Marvaless (1995), Wiccked (1996), Fearless (1998), and Ghetto Blues 2001 (2001). During this time, Cooks also made a series of guest appearances on records by acts including 2Pac, Conscious Daughters, Mac Mall, Master P, Mac Dre, and AWOL label mates Lunasicc and C-Bo. She also performed with artists including Ice Cube, Biggie Smalls, Do or Die, and Redman.

In 2003 she returned to the scene with Bonnie and Clyde, a collaboration album with Messy Marv, followed by another collaboration, 3 Da Hard Way, with The Jacka and Husalah of Mob Figaz in 2005. She followed with her next solo album Ready Made the same year. Her most recent album, Queen of The Mob, was released in 2010 and she is planning to release another solo album, Marva Jean, with Legasi Records. She also featured in the album "A Female Grind" by Thugg Miss in 2013.

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Natasha Graziano is a popular Youtuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, author, public speaker, philanthropist, influencer, social media star, and public figure. She was born on the 9th of January 1990 in London, England, The United Kingdom. Natasha Graziano is well-known for releasing the best-selling book named The Action Plan: How to Implement the Law of Attraction into Your Life in Under an Hour. She is also famous for her YouTube videos.

Natasha began her career as a model. She did modeling for various famous fashion brands including FashionNova. Later she began writing books to pursue her career as an author. Forbes recently named her the # 1 female motivational speaker under 40 as she has over 20 million followers on social media.

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Eric Bellinger Jr. a R&B singer and songwriter. He began songwriting in 2010, and his co-writing credits including "Lemme See" by Usher, "New Flame" by Chris Brown, "You Don't Know" by Tank, "Right Here" by Justin Bieber, and "Disrespectful" by Trey Songz.[2] In 2011, Bellinger won a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Album for contribution to Chris Brown's album F.A.M.E.. In 2014, Bellinger renewed focus on his recording career and released his debut album, The Rebirth in February of that year. He then released two extended plays with 300 Entertainment, Eric B for President: Term 1 in 2016, and Eric B for President: Term 2 in 2017.

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Tariq Nasheed is known online for his controversial commentary on race. He is a proponent of "Foundational Black Americans" (FBA), an ideology and movement he founded, which is defined as, "any person classified as Black, who can trace their bloodline lineage back to the American system of slavery. To be designated as an FBA, at least one parent must come from a non-immigrant background in The United States of America." Nasheed believes FBAs must "seek out reparations for their own" and that American-born descendants of the American Slave Trade have not adequately sought out resources for themselves.

Nasheed is known for his use of the term "bed wench" and the related term "Negro bed wench mentality". He uses the term to refer to black women who date interracially. He revived and popularized use of this term, which historically was used to disparage black women who were raped by their masters during slavery. Ebony Magazine described Nasheed's conception of the term "bed wench" as a put-down of successful black women who challenge the institutions of black patriarchy. Nasheed also uses the term "buck breaking" to refer to the sexual abuse of Black men, particularly in the context of slavery, via a documentary of the same name, which MEL Magazine described as containing "uncooked nonsense" and being largely inaccurate.[2

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