A successful independent artist, Saba has rooted his career in an authenticity and musicality that’s made him one of his generation’s most important and unique voices in rap. Saba’s most recent career highlights include performing at the United Center arena for Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap Anniversary, playing two weekends at Coachella, and touring the US, Europe and Africa in support of his album Few Good Things. This year, Spotify has included Saba’s critically acclaimed CARE FOR ME album amongst it’s “Spotify Classics: Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of the Streaming Era” campaign (which includes Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator and more) with billboards across LA and NYC.

Saba began making music at age 9 and was writing and producing songs by early adolescence. Building a recording studio in his grandmother’s basement on the west side of Chicago, he and a group of neighborhood friends formed their Pivot Gang collective. In 2019, J. Cole tapped Saba for the Dreamville collaboration album Revenge of the Dreamers III, in which Saba earned his first RIAA Gold certification for the song “Sacrifices.” That same year, Saba, Noname and Smino announced the creation of their Midwest super-group Ghetto Sage with the release of their debut track “Häagen Dazs.” 2022 marked Saba’s second RIAA Gold certification – this time for his own 2016 single “Photosynthesis.”

In 2025, Saba and super-producer, executive, and mentor No ID will drop their highly anticipated collaboration album. On the album, Saba flexes his vivid story-telling, radiating confidence, self- reflection and self-made success over No ID’s illustrious production.

Oakland’s own Ovrkast. has been building a name off raw, introspective raps and lo-fi, soul-drenched production. From the underground to the mainstream, his sound is unmistakable—rainy-day drums, chopped samples, and verses that feel like journal entries. After producing “Red Button” and “The Shoe Fits” on Drake’s For All The Dogs Scary Hours EP, he’s showing the world what the Bay has known for years: Ovrkast. is up next, and he’s doing it on his own terms.

DJ Oreo, born and bred on the vibrant streets of Chicago’s Westside, has been a pivotal figure in the city’s music scene for over a decade. With an illustrious career spanning from 2013 to the present day, DJ Oreo’s journey began within the heart of the footwork community, where his passion for music ignited.

Tru (born May 2, 1997) is a music producer, composer, and sound artist from Leimert Park, California. Rising to prominence in 2015 with collaborations with Willow Smith and Tyler Cole, he has since worked with notable artists such as Raury, Daylyt, Hannibal Buress (Eshu Tune), and most recently engineered the private collection of Saba & No I.D.’s album.