Goodie Mob is, from left to right, Khujo, T-Mo, Cee-Lo and Big Gipp. Courtesy of The Chamber Group hide caption

The White Mandingos are, from left, Sacha Jenkins, Murs and Darryl Jenifer. Courtesy of Biz 3 Publicity hide caption

Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner B+/Courtesy of Motormouth Media hide caption

Ka, in a still from his video for "Off the Record." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Prodigy. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Mike Dean (center) backstage during the European leg of the Watch The Throne tour last year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

J. Cole performing at KMEL Summer Jam in Oakland, Calif., on June 9. Steve Jennings/Getty Images hide caption

Statik Selelktah. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The-Dream performing in New York City in May. Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images hide caption

Statik Selektah's fifth studio album, Extended Play, comes out June 18. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The close of Kendrick Lamar's set at Summer Jam on Sunday, when Top Dawg and A$AP Rocky's crews joined him onstage. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images hide caption

Fat Tony's new album, Smart Ass Black Boy, comes out June 11. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Kanye West performing "Black Skinhead" on Saturday Night Live last weekend. Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank hide caption

Erykah Badu answers questions on stage during the Red Bull Music Academy, a series of lectures and performances in New York City. Tony Blasko/Red Bull Content Pool hide caption

Adrian Younge (left) and Ghostface onstage at the Seattle stop of their tour last week. Erich Donaldson hide caption