A gathering of interesting artists on this album like:

Meshell Ndegeocello - Bass
Pino Palladino - Bass
Reggie Washington - Bass, Acoustic Bass
John Arthur Lee - Bass
Karl Denson - Flute
Cornell Dupree - Guitar
Daniel Moreno - Percussion
Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng - Percussion
Bernard Wright - Piano, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Background Vocals, ARP
James Poyser - Piano, Keyboards, Background Vocals, fender rhodes
Maurice Brown - Trumpet, Background Vocals
Gene Lake - Drums
Jason Thomas - Drums, Background Vocals
Willie Jones III - Drums
Bobby Sparks - Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Clavinet, ARP, fender rhodes
Shelly Johnson - Vocals
Renee Neufville - Vocals
Stephanie McKay - Vocals
Erykah Badu - Vocals
Anthony Hamilton - Vocals
Marc Cary - Wurlitzer
Q-Tip - Vocals
Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford - Guitar
Keith Anderson - Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Donte Winslow - Background Vocals, Finger Snapping
Steve Coleman - Alto Saxophone
Common - Vocals
D'Angelo - Vocals, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer
G. Craig "Butter" Glanville - Drums, Background Vocals
Keith Loftis - Tenor Saxophone