Over the course of their illustrious career, the multiple GRAMMY-nominated and RIAA Diamond-certified superstar has amassed over 31 billion career streams, cementing their status as a global icon.

UZI has released an array of critically acclaimed albums, three of which have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The superstar has earned over 100 placements on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, including signature hits such as the Diamond-certified single "XO TOUR Llif3," “Just Wanna Rock,” “Futsal Shuffle 2020” and “That Way,” among many others.

UZI’s unparalleled ability to blend genres has earned them a loyal fan base and a spot among the most innovative artists of this generation. Their catalog includes multiple platinum and gold-certified tracks, including The Way Life Goes and Neon Guts (feat. Pharrell Williams), along with the highly successful collaborative project PLUTO X BABY PLUTO with Future. Additionally, UZI’s involvement in Migos' hit single “Bad and Boujee” further solidified their reputation for shaping chart-topping collaborations.

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	Anwar Karim, also known by stage name Ice Karim is a nineteen year-old recording artist hailing from Northern Virginia. Born to two Caribbean parents, (Jamaican by his mother and St. Thomian by his father) Karim was exposed to all types of music growing up, but took a liking to hip-hop and its four elements. At age ten he began recording singles, which began to appear on SoundCloud in 2015. A few annual drops followed before the 2018 single Breadwinnerz, recorded alongside older brother and partner in rhyme Taajudeen fka Coffee Black. This marked the start of Elevate & Motivate LLC, which 2019’s Ice Coffee EP was released under. In 2020, through DJ EZ Street’s Academy DC, Karim appeared in the Safe Summer DC Showcase that June, for single and video Safe Summer. The song and video appeared on WUSA9 in August, just as Karim released two EPs. The first was The Current Situation with Taajudeen, followed by the solo effort Multifaceted two weeks later. 2021 saw Karim release Amazing, a song which came to fruition through winning the I Got Next Challenge, also powered by The Academy DC. As winner, Karim got to work with Tobari Fingal who produced and engineered the track, as well as HumbleMonarchs DJ, producer, videographer, and creative wiz DJ Roddy Rod. The video was played in 250+ DTLR stores across the country, and earned Karim an interview on DTLR radio with host King Flexxa. In May of 2021, Karim teamed up with outwestINC for solo project Ayah’s Sun. The ten-track effort plays like a story, documenting different stages of Karim’s upbringing, featuring social commentary and insightful lyrics from a young passionate emcee. 2022 was quiet year, but the young God emcee still made sure he was heard. “3-Peat” arrived in November and was a trifecta of infectious beats and hypnotizing rhymes. All tracks (Seasons, ’04 Aziatic, Tuff Kufi) were produced, mixed, and mastered by none other than outwestINC. Karim closed 2022 with a short and sweet single titled “Reminiscing’”, produced by Morehouse brother and fellow musician Miles Anim-Appiah. ProducedByDahm put a butter smooth mix on a thick soul-chop which Karim floated effortlessly on. Karim is currently working on the follow up to Ayah’s Sun, I AM A MAN, which will again be entirely produced by outwestINC. The album details his experiences as a Black Muslim man growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood and private school. The lyrics go deeper into his personal life than ever before, but also speak to the larger ongoing struggle for liberation that Black people continue to fight every day. If Ayah’s Sun was Ice Karim peeling back the layers, this is him giving listeners a deep dive into his mind, shoes, and spirit. 

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Will Oakley is a multi-aluminum selling artist who has generated tens of streams across platforms. He is best known for not being known for much. Will is currently attempting to craft the hit song that will lift him out of squalor and salvage what is left of his hopes and dreams. He records at Parent’s Basement studios in Washington, DC. In addition to writing and producing all of his music, he also mixes and masters it himself, a fact that is painfully evident when you listen to it. His music is characterized by its unique blend of self pity and uncleared samples. Those who know Will describe him as a desperate man, someone who would write his own SoundCloud bio in the third person to make it seem more legit.

Taaj Davis is a Jamaican-American Muslim who grew up in Virginia. After earning his B.A. in American Studies from Kenyon College in 2019, Mr. Davis entered the field of education, teaching at Woodberry Forest School, while simultaneously earning his Master of Education from the University of Virginia in 2021.

Mr. Davis has made a mark for himself in the field of education, not only by teaching history and coaching football at the high school level, but also by leading commendable efforts in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. After building out a DEI program at Woodberry, he went on to share some of his work at conferences such as NAIS’s People of Color Conference and the Virginia Diversity Network Conference.

Mr. Davis has also found footing in the world of entertainment, publishing his own music and starring as a co-host of The NuBlack Podcast. He released his second and most recent solo studio album, Coffee Black is Dead, in 2021.

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