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| MMats NileskärSelf (archive audio) | Self (archive audio) |
| FFrank NittSelf - Rapper, Frank n Dank; Friend | Self - Rapper, Frank n Dank; Friend |
| MMartha YanceySelf - Sister | Self - Sister |
| IIlla JSelf - Brother (as John Yancey) | Self - Brother (as John Yancey) |
| MMaureen YanceySelf - Mother | Self - Mother |
 DJ Jazzy JeffSelf - Producer; Friend | Self - Producer; Friend |
| AAmp FiddlerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Q-TipSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| EEdwin HoughtonSelf - Journalist | Self - Journalist |
 Ali Shaheed MuhammadSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| PPhat KatSelf - Rapper; Collaborator | Self - Rapper; Collaborator |
| BBlack MilkSelf - Producer, Slum Village | Self - Producer, Slum Village |
| MMike RossSelf - Founder, Delicious Vinyl | Self - Founder, Delicious Vinyl |
 Raphael SaadiqSelf - Producer, The Ummah | Self - Producer, The Ummah |
 Robert GlasperSelf - Jazz Musician | Self - Jazz Musician |
 Busta RhymesSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| JJonathan DworkinSelf - Management Team | Self - Management Team |
 Kelley L. CarterSelf - Journalist | Self - Journalist |
| HHouse ShoesSelf - D.J.; Friend | Self - D.J.; Friend |
 CommonSelf - Rapper; Friend | Self - Rapper; Friend |
 Karriem RigginsSelf - Producer; Collaborator | Self - Producer; Collaborator |
| LLauren HerstikSelf - Reporter, The New York Times | Self - Reporter, The New York Times |
| TT3Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| BBaatinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 QuestloveSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
