Black Thought: The lead vocalist/emcee of Philadelphia hip-hop ensemble The Roots. He is featured on the song "Right Now" on The Rising Tied.
Common: He is featured on the song "Back Home" on The Rising Tied.
Kenna: He is featured on The Rising Tied in the songs "Red to Black" and "The Hard Way" on The Rising Tied Special Edition.
Sixx John: He is featured on the song "The Hard Way" on the Special Edition of The Rising Tied.
Lupe Fiasco: He is featured on the song "Be Somebody" on the Special Edition of The Rising Tied and "Spraypaint & Ink Pens" on the DJ Green Lantern mixtape Fort Minor: We Major.
John Legend: He is featured on the song "High Road" on The Rising Tied.
Joe Hahn: is featured on the song "Slip Out The Back" (scratching).
Styles of Beyond: They are featured on the songs "Remember The Name", "Right Now", "Feel Like Home", "Back Home", "Believe Me", "Petrified", and "Red To Black" on The Rising Tied.
Jay-Z: Does not perform on The Rising Tied but provides the spoken vocals on "Introduction" and is an executive producer. He appears on the remix to the Linkin Park song "Nobody's Listening" on the Green Lantern mixtape Fort Minor: We Major.
Holly Brook: She appears on the song "Where'd You Go" on The Rising Tied and on "Be Somebody" on The Rising Tied Special Edition.
Ghostface Killah: He is featured on the song "Spraypaint & Ink Pens" on the DJ Green Lantern mixtape Fort Minor: We Major
