Born Tarik Davis, a talented writer and musician, was born and raised in Northwest Washington, DC. At an early age, he exhibited his musical potential as a vocalist and musician. By age 4, he was attending The Institute for the Gifted and Talented and focusing on the piano and later the clarinet.

He began writing poetry and continued to play music wherever there was an audience, usually at church, school, or family gatherings. His creativity developed and his artistic abilities broadened over the years and by the age of 10, Konshens officially fell in love with hip hop. A mere five years later, he became the rapper and backup lead talker for local go-go band "High Image."

Konshens recorded his first hip hop song in 2000 with his longtime friend Antonio Graham. One year later, he met his current producer Phillip Carroll of X Factory Studio/Records and began taking advice from noteable writer and producer, Rich Harrison.

Konshens has also done something unique in his musical journey by constructing his own (7 piece) band "STATE of MIND" that plays the music live when performing. Konshens views life as change realizing that the famous quote by Frederick Douglass certainly stands true that "without struggle, there is no progress."

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