New York Rapper, Josh Baze, sits down with VIBE TV to breakdown the top 10 African-American music pioneers in the industry. In this second video, Baze counts down the top 5.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)