J Dilla
Role: Self (archive footage)
Mats Nileskär
Role: Self (archive audio)
Frank Nitt
Role: Self - Rapper, Frank n Dank; Friend
Martha Yancey
Role: Self - Sister
Illa J
Role: Self - Brother (as John Yancey)
Maureen Yancey
Role: Self - Mother
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Role: Self - Producer; Friend
Amp Fiddler
Role: Self (archive footage)
Q-Tip
Role: Self (archive footage)
Edwin Houghton
Role: Self - Journalist
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Role: Self (archive footage)
Phat Kat
Role: Self - Rapper; Collaborator
Black Milk
Role: Self - Producer, Slum Village
Mike Ross
Role: Self - Founder, Delicious Vinyl
Raphael Saadiq
Role: Self - Producer, The Ummah
Robert Glasper
Role: Self - Jazz Musician
Busta Rhymes
Role: Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Dworkin
Role: Self - Management Team
Kelley L. Carter
Role: Self - Journalist
House Shoes
Role: Self - D.J.; Friend
Common
Role: Self - Rapper; Friend
Karriem Riggins
Role: Self - Producer; Collaborator
Lauren Herstik
Role: Self - Reporter, The New York Times
T3
Role: Self (archive footage)
Baatin
Role: Self (archive footage)
Questlove
Role: Self (archive footage)
