Kahn Santori Davison is from Detroit, Michigan. He is formerly an art columnist for The Gazette News and an Entertainment writer for the Michigan Citizen. He's currently a contributing music writer for the Detroit Metro Times. He's appeared on Netflix's "Hip-Hop Evolution" and FX's "Hip-Hop Uncovered", and was a co-star in the award-winning play "Mahogany Drams." He authored the poetry book Blaze (2015, Willow Books) and is the recipient of the 2015 Kresge Literary Arts Fellowship, as well as a 2018 "Documenting Detroit Photography Fellowship."
Davison has a B.A. from Oakland University and is a proud husband, and father of four. He's currently working on his autobiography. Follow him on Twitter at @kahnsantori and Instagram @Kahnsantori.
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