HXLT is the project rapper and clothing designer Nigel Holt (formerly known as "Hollywood Holt") took on when he signed to Kanye West's record label G.O.O.D. Music. It's pronounced "Holt" because it's just his name with an "X" in it. "X" for extreme maybe? But seriously, that's kind of boring compared to the rest of his backstory.

Apparently, he met Kanye when hanging out with the brothers from Good Charlotte, which has to be true because why in the world else would anyone namedrop Good Charlotte after 2003? Then the lot of them wound up in Kanye's studio, and Holt showed off his demo tape, which Kanye then used as the backing track for a Beyoncé song. Next thing he knew, he wound up recording albums for Kanye's record label.

It's the kind of ridiculous story one would scoff at as unrealistic in a movie, but there he is.

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