W Magazine profiles the cast of TGD with a spread
Here's an article about the rest of the cast of THE GET DOWN and how they were discovered/picked out for their main supporting roles:
http://www.wmagazine.com/story/meet-the-young-stars-of-the-get-down-netflixs-hip-hop-spectacular
Here's another article about the show--it goes in more detail about where Luhrmann got the idea to do the show and everything:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7469346/the-get-down-netflix-hiphop-series-baz-luhrmann