ANTTEX

Darren E. Johnson (born March 5, 1966 New York, NY), also known by his pseudonym ANTTEX, is an American recording artist, record producer, photographer and filmmaker from Addisleigh Park, Queens, New York.

Darren William Eugene Johnson was born in New York to parents William E. Johnson Jr. and Christine Johnson. Johnson was taught photography by Jules T. Allen at Queensboro Community College where he majored in Fine Arts.

ANTTEX is one many pseudonyms Johnson developed as graffiti artist and DJ during the eighties. After being arrested on multiple occasions by New York Transit cops who knew him as Vega 5, he began regularly changing his tag to hide his identity.

Johnson performed during the nineties as ANTTEX on Tuff City Records, Libra Records and Noise Gallery Records. He produced records for other recording artists during the 90s using the pseudonyms ANTTEX, LIBRA Records, Dem Kids from Queens, Noise Gallery and Clarence Beaks & Noise Gallery. He produced records, rhythm arrangements and Re-mixes for Color Me Badd,Tony Thompson, Legit, mMOMENTUMm,Company Flow, Nuttin' Nyce, KB Dub, Noise Gallery, Controversy, Noise Gallery with ANTTEX, Joe, Ce Ce Peniston, Chief Kamachi, Waterjug, Champ S, Mack Daddy Malik, Lakim Shabazz, Mobb Deep (Havoc, Prodigy, Lil D and Killa Sha.)

ANTTEX signed to Aaron Fuchs Tuff City Records in 1989. He released his first single featuring ‘Tiger Strips and Palm Palm Trees and Susie and Shane using the name ANTTEX and the Clik. The record first aired on DJ Rob One's Fly ID Show in California. The Clik consisted of Ike Lee III, Freedom Lyles, Ron Rhythm, Mack Daddy Malik, Havoc, Killa Sha aka Prince AD, Omega Supreme, and Lil D. He eventually released an album entitled 'Suburban Etiquette', which he described as a parody of late eighties and early nineties hip hop culture. He shot three music videos as a recording artist on Tuff City, Understand Me Vanessa co-starring Bryce Wilson (Groove Theory) and Judy Reyes (Scrubs), Understand Me Vanessa Remix co-starring Havoc, Killa Sha and Lil’ D (Mobb Deep) and On the Corner co-Starring Big Juss (Company Flow).

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