Anthony Davis (born September 6, 1970), better known by his

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Ant, is an American hip hop producer. He is best known as being one half of the hip hop group

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, but has worked with many other artists and projects, mostly with

Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab th ...

, such as

Brother Ali Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective. He has released seven albums ...

I Self Devine Chaka Mkali (born 1972), better known by his stage name I Self Devine, is an American hip hop musician based in Minneapolis. He has been a member of groups such as The Dynospectrum, Micranots, and Semi.Official. In 2012, ''City Pages'' describ ...

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and The

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. He has also released two solo albums, Melodies and Memories, and Melodies and Memories 85–89.

Biography

Ant started to become interested in DJing at a very young age. He would watch his father DJ in the army while he would picture himself as Grandmaster Flash. Years later he would start to use producing and DJing as much more than a hobby. The first CD that he worked on was ''Comparison'' by Beyond, later known by

Sab the Artist Musab Saad, better known by his stage name Sab the Artist, Musab, or Beyond, is an American recording artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Career ...

, in 1996. While producing that album, he met Sean Daley (Slug) and they later worked together. With one exception (Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs), Ant has produced every Atmosphere album in full. He also works with various artists that are a part of Rhymesayers Entertainment (including full production of three Brother Ali albums) and many more.

Discography

Solo releases * ''Melodies and Memories'' (2001) * ''Melodies and Memories 85–89'' (2005) with Atmosphere (for more information, see Atmosphere Discography) *

Overcast! EP ''Overcast!'' is Atmosphere's breakthrough EP album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed i ...

(1997) *

Overcast! ''Overcast!'' is the debut studio album by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, released on August 5, 1997 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. It is the only Atmosphere album to feature MC Spawn trading verses with Slug. Before the album's release, ...

(1997) * Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs (2001) *

God Loves Ugly ''God Loves Ugly'' is the second studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on June 11, 2002. Release The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in ...

(2002) *

Seven's Travels ''Seven's Travels'' is the third studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere, their first and only for Epitaph. It was released on September 23, 2003. "Trying to Find a Balance" and "National Disgrace" were released as singles and m ...

(2003) * Headshots: SE7EN (2005) *

You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having ''You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Atmosphere. It was released through Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2005. In 2015, it was re-released as the 10-year anniversary vinyl edition. Recep ...

(2005) * Happy Clown Bad Dub 8/Fun EP (2006) *3:16 Walk Like a Man (2005) Ant produces the track "Love is a Pimp" *

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(2007) *

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(2007) *Sad Clown Bad Winter 11 (2007) *

Strictly Leakage ''Strictly Leakage'' is a mixtape by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released as a free download through Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2007. Reception Jordan Selbo of ''City Pages'' gave ''Strictly Leakage'' an unfavorable review, saying ...

(2007) *

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(2008) *

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold ''When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold'' is the fifth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 22, 2008. It was praised for Ant's synthe ...

(2008) *

Leak at Will Leak At Will is a digital EP released by Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on July 4, 2009 on Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label ba ...

(2009) * To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EP's (2010) *

The Family Sign ''The Family Sign'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on April 12, 2011. The album debuted at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 28,000 copies in its first week. ...

(2011) * Southsiders (2014) *

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(2016) *

Mi Vida Local ''Mi Vida Local'' is the ninth studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on October 5, 2018 by Rhymesayers Entertainment, and was supported by the lead single "Virgo", as well as an accompanying 35-date album tour with supp ...

(2018) * Whenever (2019) *

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(2020) * WORD? (2021) production for Brother Ali * Shadows on the Sun (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2003) * The Champion EP (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2004) * The Undisputed Truth (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2007) * Us (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2009) * All The Beauty In This Whole Life (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2017) with Felt * Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2005) *

Felt 4 U ''Felt 4 U'' is the fourth studio album by Felt, an American hip hop duo made up of Murs and Slug. Entirely produced by Ant, it was released by Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2020. It peaked at number 15 on the American iTunes chart Critical rec ...

(Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2020) Other production *Beyond – Comparison (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 1996) *

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(Rhymesayers Entertainment, 1998) *

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– Many Rooms (2000) *Kanser – Now (Self-released, 1997) Ant produces all tracks except "Open Your Eyes" *Kanser – Network (Self-released, 1998) Ant produces the track "612" *Kanser – Inner City Outer Space (Interlock Records, 2000) Ant produces the track "Girls Step To This" *

Deep Puddle Dynamics Deep Puddle Dynamics was a collaborative group featuring underground hip hop artists Sole, Doseone, Alias and Slug. History Deep Puddle Dynamics released the album '' The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel?'' on Anticon in 1999. Discography Albums * ...

– The Taste Of Rain... Why Kneel (anticon, 1999) Ant produces the track "The Scarecrow Speaks" *

Musab Musab Saad, better known by his stage name Sab the Artist, Musab, or Beyond, is an American recording artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and music executive from Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Care ...

– Respect The Life (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2002) Ant produces the tracks "Posin'", "Cut Throat", "Extravagant", "In My World", "Powerite", "Make Believe", "Fools Paradise", and "Falling Apart" *

Murs Murs may refer to: People * Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs (1804-1878), French ornithologist * Olly Murs (born 1984), English singer-songwriter * Murs (rapper) (born 1978), American rapper Places * Murs, Indre, France * Murs, Vaucluse, ...

– The End Of The Beginning... (definitive jux, 2002) Ant produces the tracks "18/w A Bullet (Remix)" & "Got Damned" *The Planets – The Opening (Red Sea Records, 2002) Ant produces the track "Global" *

MF Doom Daniel Dumile ( ; July 13, 1971October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and ...

– Mm..LeftOvers (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2004) Ant remixes the track "Hoe Cakes" *

Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florida ...

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Human the Death Dance ''Human the Death Dance'' is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis. It was released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007. It peaked at number 97 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns ...

(Epitaph Records, 2007) Ant produces the track "High Step" *Traditional Methods – Falling Forward (Interlock Records, 2004) Ant produces the track "Falling Forward" *

– Self Destruction (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2005) Ant produces the tracks "Getcha Money On", "All I Know", "Sex Sex Sex", "Feel My Pain", "I Can't Say Nothing Wrong", "Overthrow" and "Sunshine".

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