Southeast Washington D.C. native Christylez Bacon, 24, is a Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist who has garnered a reputation for reaching audiences not typically targeted by other musicians in this music genre. Some of his recent concert venues have included the Kennedy Center, Strathmore and, recently, Montgomery County public libraries. His goal, he says, is to foster "cultural acceptance and unification through music." (UMD Photo/Alix Farr)
Although the human beatbox was his first instrument-- it came free, he says-- Christylez has also taken up the acoustic guitar, the African Djembe drum, the ukulele, the spoons, and the piano. He likes to mix styles, often combining beatboxing with jazz, swing, or bossa nova to create unique sounds. (UMD Photo/Alix Farr)
Christylez likes to rhyme about his everyday life, like in his song about a native DC condiment called mambo sauce and another about the roaches in an apartment he once shared with his mother. He also likes to add his own style to classic songs, like his hip-hop version of "Humpty Dumpty" that appeared on the album "Banjo to Beatbox," a collaborative effort with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer that earned a Grammy nomination. (UMD Photo/Alix Farr)
Southeast Washington D.C. native Christylez Bacon, 24, is a Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist who has garnered a reputation for reaching audiences not typically targeted by other musicians in this music genre. Some of his recent concert venues have included the Kennedy Center, Strathmore and, recently, Montgomery County public libraries. His goal, he says, is to foster "cultural acceptance and unification through music." (UMD Photo/Alix Farr)
Although the human beatbox was his first instrument-- it came free, he says-- Christylez has also taken up the acoustic guitar, the African Djembe drum, the ukulele, the spoons, and the piano. He likes to mix styles, often combining beatboxing with jazz, swing, or bossa nova to create unique sounds. (UMD Photo/Alix Farr)
Christylez likes to rhyme about his everyday life, like in his song about a native DC condiment called mambo sauce and another about the roaches in an apartment he once shared with his mother. He also likes to add his own style to classic songs, like his hip-hop version of "Humpty Dumpty" that appeared on the album "Banjo to Beatbox," a collaborative effort with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer that earned a Grammy nomination. (UMD Photo/Alix Farr)
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