KONSHENS THE MC x CLASSICALLY DOPE
Konshens The MC
United States Presidential Service Award Recipient
US Cultural Ambassador | Recording Academy Voting Member
Musical Artist | Poet | Educator | Inspirational Speaker
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 Co.) former Governor on the Grammy Chapter Board, current Voting Member of the Grammy Recording Academy, Grammy Museum Artist Educator, UNCCD Land Ambassador, U.S Cultural Ambassador (State Department) 2022 Kennedy Center Next 50 Honoree & 2023 Presidential Service Award Recipient.
He is also the MC and founder of ‘Classically Dope', a classical, hip-hop group merging Poetry and Hip-Hop with original classical arrangements.
Konshens has been featured at Carnegie Hall and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. He has been a highlighted performer on FOX, ABC and CBS networks
as well as the Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine and the Washington Wizards.
As an artist and innovator, Konshens The MC stands at the forefront of the evolution of hip-hop.
2023 Guest Performer, Carnegie Hall (NYC)
2021 Guest Performer, Carnegie Hall (NYC)
Former Governor, GRAMMY Recording Academy Chapter Board
Featured Artist on GRAMMYPro.com for Songwriters Week
2021 Featured Guest Performer for UNICEF World Children’s Day
2023 Featured Guest Performer Washington Wizards MLK Day Halftime Performance
2024 Featured Guest Performer Washington Wizards MLK Day Pre-Game
IMA (Independent Music Award) Winner
SAMA (South African Music Award) Nominee
Wammie Award Nominee
Hollywood Music and Media Award Nominee
Washington, DC Mayor’s Arts Awards Nominee
First Hip-Hop Artist to perform at Grand Canyon National Park
Featured Performer, John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
Featured Performer, Smithsonian Museums
MUSIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ARTS & EDUCATION
U.S. Cultural Ambassador – State Department
UNCCD Land Ambassador – United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Fulbright Specialist (World Learning)
Artist Educator GRAMMY Museum and Global Wildlife Conservation
Artist Educator Kennedy Center VSA Skills Program
Featured Speaker, U.S. Department of Education (Arts Ed and Special Needs Children)
Featured Speaker, U.S. Department of Energy (Transforming Conflict through Hip-Hop)
2022 Kennedy Center Next 50 Honoree
Featured Performer, Texas Public Radio (TPR)
Featured Performer, FOX, ABC and CBS Networks
Featured Artist, GEICO Campaign
·Voice Over Actor with Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Co.
Song placements with Sundance Film Festival,
Motorola, ESPN Network, Pizza Hut, Youtube Promotions and more.
2023 Presidential Volunteer Service Award Recipient
Appreciation Award from Baltimore City Council “Leadership Rock the Vote Campaign”
GRAMMY Community Appreciation Award