Originally known as Hollywood Holt when he performed party rap over bounce music, Nigel Holt began to focus on his love of Bad Brains, the Clash, and post-punk and became the more strange, less b-boy Holt. That name changed to HXLT in 2015 when he posted a series of tracks to the Web and released his free, downloadable Cover Me EP. In 2016, he signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music label and released "Together," featuring riot grrrl veteran Kathleen Hanna. The track landed on his debut self-titled album, released that same year. ~ David Jeffries