Melvin Jason Smalls (born February 8,1979), better known as Drag-on, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. He is a former member of the group Ruff Ryders.

Dwight Grant (born on March 6, 1974) better known as Beanie Sigel is an American Muslim rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records in 1998. Beanie founded the group and label State Property as well as the clothing company. Beanie Sigel's name derives from the street in Philadelphia where he was raised, Sigel Street. It is also a play on the name of the famous gangster, Bugsy Siegel.

Kasseem Dean is a New York-based American hip hop record producer/rapper of Jamaican and Puerto-Rican descent. He is better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz. He is founder of the Full Surface Records music label. His songs are usually very "bouncy" and energetic, though his early work was known to be quite and arguably experimental—it reportedly took him an average of only 10 to 15 minutes to complete a song.

David Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known as Styles P is an American based rapper. He was born to an American father and an African mother. He is a member of rap group D-Block, which includes Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch. He is known primarily for the hardcore lyrics and powerful messages in his music.

Sean D. Jacobs (born November 9, 1976 in Yonkers, New York), better known as Sheek Louch, is a rapper and member of D-Block, the group formerly known as "The LOX", which includes Jadakiss and Styles.

Earl Simmons (born on December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name, DMX, is an American rapper and actor who rose to popularity in the late-1990s.

Jason T. Phillips (born May 27 1975), also known by his rap name Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is part of the crew known as D-Block (consisting of Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, & J-Hood) and was a part of "The LOX" (with the same MCs, except for J-Hood).

Malik Thuston Cox (born on June 23, 1978), better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York rapper who regularly came in contact with rap legends such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z. After his childhood, he has collaborated with artists such as Beanie Sigel, Ja Rule and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, among others.

Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), better known as Eve or E-V-E, is a Grammy-award winning American rapper, singer, and actress. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced "Egypt"), and eventually went solo as Eve of Destruction.

Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7 1982), better known by his stage name Cassidy, is an American rapper. His most successful work to date is his 2004 album "Split Personality", which reached #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. He won "BET's Rap City Best Booth".

Jin Au-Yeung (jyutping: Au1joeng4 Zing6), also known as Jin, Jin tha MC, 100 Grand Jin and The Emcee is an American rapper born on June 4, 1982.