Tarik “Konshens The MC” Davis
2022 Cash Prize Winner – Music
Tarik ‘Konshens The MC’ Davis is an International hip-hop artist, songwriter, Global Arts educator, Youth advocate & Inspirational Speaker from Washington D.C. He is Founder & CEO of Edutainment Unlimited LLC (Arts Education/Entertainment Company), former Governor on the Grammy Chapter Board, current Voting Member of the Grammy Recording Academy, Grammy Museum Artist Educator, UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) Land Ambassador and U.S Cultural Ambassador (State Department). He is also the MC and founder of ‘Classically Dope’, a groundbreaking and innovative classical, hip-hop group which merges original hip-hop lyrics with original classical arrangements. Being featured at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and has been highlighted performer on Fox, ABC and CBS networks, the Washingtonian Magazine, The Washington Post and more. As an artist and innovator, Konshens The MC stands at the forefront of the evolution of hip-hop.