The Come Up Mixtape Vol. 1 is the first official mixtape from North Carolina rapper J. Cole, hosted by DJ OnPoint. The rapper self-produced 14 out of the 21 tracks on the mixtape, including his debut single, "Simba", which Cole shot his first music video for.

Ryan Guettler (born 17 July 1983) is a BMX Dirt and Freestyle rider from Beenleigh, Australia. Making his international debut at the 2001 Asian X Games alongside Colin MacKay and Jesse Boughton, Guettler won a silver medal, Colin won a bronze medal and Jesse took the gold. Ryan used his winnings to make his U.S. debut with Vans the next year, shortly after a showing in the Global X Games, where he represented Australia.

Becoming a regular on the BMX circuit in 2004, Guettler placed 1st in the Vans Triple Crown series in Dirt, and 4th in Street. Guettler has, for the most part, sustained his success, competing most notably in the 2005 and 2006 AST Dew Tours. In 2005 he swept Dew Cups in both of his competing disciplines, dirt and park; however, he was not able to carry over his successes from 2005 to 2006, mostly due to injuries he sustained early in the season. Ryan participates in local contests as well as global contests, such as the Heavy Metal Heroes in Beenleigh. He is also a close friend to Santiago Giraldo.

Jesse Garcia (born c. 1982) is an American actor.

Garcia starred in the award-winning film Quinceañera, written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in the Dramatic Independent Feature Competition. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the Berlin Film Festival. Garcia won Best Actor at the 2007 ALMA Awards for his role as Carlos, a troubled gay teenager, in Quinceañera. He appeared in the thriller Locker 13 in 2009.

Garcia was born in Rawlins, Wyoming, and was reared as a Jehovah's Witness. His father is from the Mexican state of Durango and his mother, a native of Wyoming, is of Spanish and Mexican descent.

He appeared in the 2010 revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show. and in the 2010 music video of Wisin & Yandel's "Estoy enamorado".

Anthony "Tony" DeRosa is an American character animator, best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. DeRosa has worked as a lead animator on several Disney animated features, including The Lion King, Pocahontas, and The Princess and the Frog. Outside of Disney, DeRosa has worked as an animator on films such as Curious George (2006), The Simpsons Movie (2007), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), for which he received an Annie Award nomination.