Rahman Jamaal

Rahman Jamaal is an emcee/educator from the Bay Area, founder of Rap Force Academy, and Executive Director of Hip Hop Congress. He began acting in theater productions and playing music at the age of 6, studying and performing for American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) before his starring film debut as "Flip" in "The Beat" which featured at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. His affiliation with Hip Hop Congress took him across the nation as a performing artist, where he began working on a cultural education initiative using rap as a teaching tool in the community, schools, juvenile halls, and non-profit organizations. In 2014, he won the prestigious Lennon Award in the international John Lennon Songwriting Contest for his song "This Isn't Art", also featured in "The Beat".