Save Ferris is a prominent Orange County, California ska-punk band formed in 1995, named after the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Led by frontwoman Monique Powell, they achieved late-90s success with a "Come on Eileen" cover and the album It Means Everything, later reforming in 2013 after a hiatus, releasing Checkered Past in 2017. 

Lil Rob is an American rapper, producer & actor born in San Diego. He found commercial success with the 2005 release Twelve Eighteen (Part I) in which the single "Summer Nights" received national airplay, a first in his career. "Summer Nights" peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The follow-up single, "Bring Out The Freak In You", peaked at #85 on the Hot 100 Charts, and at #20 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The exposure led to small roles in the 2005 Cuba Gooding Jr. film Dirty and the 2007 Rob Schneider vehicle Big Stan, both of which were released straight to DVD in the US. Lil Rob has collaborated with musicians such as E-40, Ice Cube, Kid Frost, Paul Wall, The Game, Pitbull, N.O.R.E., Bizzy Bone, Baby Bash, Fat Joe, Flo Rida, MC Magic,  and Cuco. Lil Rob and Mr. Shadow were in a group called the Mayhem Click.

Mellow Man Ace focused on lovers rap with a blend of urban hip hop and occasional bilingual delivery, and a heady gift for novelty rhymes. His debut album Escape From Havana was released on Capitol on August 29, 1989, and featured production from the Dust Brothers and Def Jef. The single "Mentirosa" was released on March 9, 1990. It was his only hit single, peaking at Number 14 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. Ace recorded one additional album, The Brother with Two Tongues, before virtually retiring from the music scene, but 2000 saw the release of the album From the Darkness into the Light. Next came the album Vengo a Cobrar. It was released on June 8, 2004, on Dimelo Records. In 2006, he collaborated with his brother Sen Dog of hip-hop group Cypress Hill, culminating in the album release Ghetto Therapy. 2010 saw the release of the album Restoring Order. In 2018, he released the single, "South Gate". Mellow Man Ace was also a founding member of the hip hop group Cypress Hill and member of the Latin Alliance project.