Johnny Polygon

This Tulsa native is a rising force in the national hip-hop community. He's worked with Russell Simmons (Def Jam), Nas, Kid CuDi, Amanda Diva and Dead Prez, among others. His latest album, "Rebel Without Applause," features the new single for "The Riot Song." Within 24 hours of the video's release on MTV2 (yes, the music channel, with videos), the clip shot into the No. 16 of most watched videos on the site.