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Real-World Figures Reference

This index identifies public figures, organizations, brands, and artistic influences connected to the people and works documented throughout the archive.

Collaborators and Event Participants

Romeo Santos

Romeo Santos is a Dominican American bachata singer and songwriter. He collaborated with Ezra Cruz on Sangre Vieja, Ritmos Rotos, and Noche Infinita. He also appeared at the Aliento album release party.

Karol G

Karol G is a Colombian singer. She collaborated with Ezra on Ritmos Rotos and Noche Infinita and appeared at the Aliento album release party.

Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He collaborated with Charlie Rivera and the Band (CRATB) on ‘’Ruido Sagrado / Sacred Noise’‘ and appeared at the Aliento album release party.

Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist who appeared at the Aliento album release party.

Don Omar

Don Omar is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist who appeared at the Aliento album release party.

Héctor el Father

Héctor el Father is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton performer who returned to the stage at the Aliento album release party.

Anitta

Anitta is a Brazilian singer and songwriter who collaborated with Ezra on Noche Infinita.

Sebastián Yatra

Sebastián Yatra is a Colombian singer and songwriter who collaborated with Ezra on Noche Infinita.

Anuel AA

Anuel AA is a Puerto Rican rapper who moved in Ezra’s professional and social circles and was among Ezra’s cross-genre collaborators.

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa is a British and Albanian singer. In early 2049, she brought Ezra onstage as a surprise guest during a New York City show. The appearance marked Ezra’s return to public performance after his winter-2048 health crisis; Raffie Cruz and Lia Cruz watched from the VIP box.

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello is a Cuban American singer who collaborated with Ezra and publicly supported him during his 2038 hospitalization.

Other Collaborators and 2038 Supporters

Ezra’s cross-genre collaborations also included J Balvin, Post Malone, Ariana Grande, H.E.R., Jon Batiste, and Rosalía. Public messages of support during his 2038 hospitalization came from artists and public figures including H.E.R., Bad Bunny, Camila Cabello, Jon Batiste, Anitta, John Legend, Karol G, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Daddy Yankee, Alicia Keys, Romeo Santos, Rosalía, Janelle Monáe, John Mayer, Luis Fonsi, Terrace Martin, Zendaya, and Jennifer Lopez.

Raul Lopez

Raul Lopez is a Dominican American designer and the founder of LUAR. He is friends with Ezra Cruz and Charlie Rivera. See Ezra Cruz and Raul Lopez and Raul Lopez and Charlie Rivera.

Willy Chavarria

Willy Chavarria is a Mexican American fashion designer and one of Ezra’s major cultural fashion partners. Their work together reflects Ezra’s preference for designers whose work joins cultural specificity, masculinity, and political expression.

Kerby Jean-Raymond

Kerby Jean-Raymond is a Haitian American fashion designer and the founder of Pyer Moss. Pyer Moss belonged to Ezra’s cultural partnership network.

Willy Chavarria’s wider public fashion work has included Colman Domingo, Kendrick Lamar, and Billie Eilish.

Nadia Beckford’s Hair and Beauty Partnerships

Loclicious

Loclicious is a Black-owned loc-care brand and one of Nadia Beckford’s named brand partners.

The Loc God

The Loc God is a Black woman-founded New York loc-care brand and one of Nadia’s named brand partners.

Taliah Waajid

Taliah Waajid is a natural-hair-care brand and one of Nadia’s named brand partners.

The Wrap Life

The Wrap Life is a Black woman-founded headwrap brand and one of Nadia’s named brand partners, aligned with her use of colorful loc wraps.

Mielle Organics

Mielle Organics is a Black-founded hair-care brand acquired by Procter & Gamble in 2023. Seventeen-year-old Nadia publicly criticized that acquisition; Mielle was not one of her later partnerships.

Instruments and Equipment

Yamaha

Yamaha manufactures professional trumpets and other instruments. Ezra maintained a Yamaha artist endorsement and used multiple Yamaha trumpets for professional work alongside his primary custom Monette.

David G. Monette Corporation

The David G. Monette Corporation builds custom trumpets and mouthpieces. Ezra selected Monette for his custom-engraved primary performance trumpet, the instrument he polished before each show.

Referenced Musical Influences

Miles Davis

Miles Davis was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. His work is referenced in material about Eugene Wilson, Walter Thompson, Jacob Keller, and Charlie.

John Coltrane

John Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. His work is referenced in material about Charlie, Chloe Keller, and Jacob.

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her work is referenced in material about Chloe and Jacob.

Additional Trumpet Influences

Freddie Hubbard, Arturo Sandoval, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, and Art Farmer are referenced in material about Ezra’s playing, professional lineage, endorsements, or custom instrument.

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