High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Donavan Johnson (born July 9, 1985), also known by his stage name XV, is an American hip hop artist from Wichita, KS. His name, XV, refers to the age (15) at which he began to create music. In 2009 XV was given two awards from DJBooth.net. Since 2008, XV has obtained his following through hip-hop blogs and his use of Twitter. Much of XV's work has been done alongside fellow Kansas native and producer Michael "Seven" Summers (Tech N9ne, Mac Lethal).On July 8, 2008, XV released the mixtape Planet Squaria: The Square in the Circle as a free download. Most of the mixtape was produced by Summers, accompanied by samples of electronica bands Chromeo and Freezepop, and rock band Smashing Pumpkins.