Ant Clemons

Anthony Clemons Jr. (born September 26, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter. Clemons originates from Willingboro, New Jersey, United States and grew to prominence as a guest artist on American rapper Kanye West's 2018 single "All Mine". Clemons has since worked with a multitude of artists, including Ty Dolla Sign, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Childish Gambino, Skrillex, Camila Cabello, the Sunday Service Choir and more. Clemons released his debut EP Happy 2 Be Here in March 2020, featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Timbaland, and Pharrell Williams.

Ant Clemons
Birth nameAnthony Clemons Jr.
Born (1991-09-26) September 26, 1991
OriginWillingboro, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • Legion
  • Human Re Sources
Associated acts

Early life

Clemons grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey, United States.[1] Clemons' musical taste was shaped by his parents playing Michael Jackson, The Notorious B.I.G. and Stevie Wonder.[1] At age four, Clemons began performing at birthday parties as a Jackson impersonator.[1] Clemons was part of the youth choir at the Sharon Baptist Church and joined The Heritage Players and Showstoppers at Willingboro High School while being a student at Burlington County Institute of Technology.[1] At family events, Clemons would sing with his sisters Ashley and Amber as the "Clemons Trio".[1] In 2009, during his parents' divorce, Clemons began his interest in songwriting.[1] Clemons began recording himself and producing music with Pro Tools and Logic.[1] Clemons attended a semester at Burlington County College before dropping out.[1]

Career
Clemons saw an increase in fame after American rapper Kanye West included him on his album Ye (2018).

Clemons began his songwriting career in 2016.[2] Clemons was working at Red Lobster in Philadelphia and flying to Los Angeles every two weeks as an attempt to meet songwriters and producers.[2] He would return to Philadelphia every time he ran out of money.[2] Clemons' mother eventually supported him in permanently moving to Los Angeles, where Clemons slept on two friends' floor.[2] Clemons wrote a song a day in exchange for rent.[2] In Los Angeles, Clemons met Ryan Toby who gave him the opportunity to work on Luke James' single "Drip".[2]

In January 2018, Clemons met American producer Bongo ByTheWay, where upon meeting each other for the first time, they recorded eleven tracks together in one day.[1] After the two quickly became close to one another, Bongo ByTheWay introduced Clemons to American singer Jeremih.[2] Clemons recorded the hook for a Jeremih demo titled "All Mine".[3] Jeremih was invited to Wyoming by American rapper Kanye West and played the demo.[3] West then incorporated "All Mine" into his eighth studio album Ye (2018).[3] West then invited Clemons to Wyoming to write for Teyana Taylor's second studio album K.T.S.E..[2] Clemons saw an increase in fame after working with West.[4] In September 2018, Clemons was invited to Chicago by West and Chance the Rapper to work on West's ninth studio album.[2] The album was initially titled Yandhi and Clemons was to feature on seven out of eight track.[5] The album was released as Jesus Is King in October 2019, where Clemons was credited on the tracks "Selah", "Everything We Need", and "Water".[2]

Clemons and The World Famous Tony Williams became the lead vocalists of West's Sunday Service Choir that formed in January 2019.[6] That same year, Clemons worked with Beyoncé to write "Mood 4 Eva" for the soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift.[7] Clemons was invited to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for his work with Beyoncé, YBN Cordae, Chance the Rapper, Skrillex, Boys Noize, and Ty Dolla Sign.[1] Clemons co-wrote Camila Cabello's 2020 single "My Oh My" featuring DaBaby;[1] the song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] In March 2020, Clemons released his debut project Happy 2 Be Here in March 2020, featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Timbaland, and Pharrell Williams.[7]

Discography

EPs
  • Happy 2 Be Here (2020)[9]

Collaborative albums

Singles
Title Year Album
"4 Letter Word"[10]
(featuring Timbaland)		 2019 Happy 2 Be Here
"Excited"[11]
(with Ty Dolla Sign)
"Beep"[12] 2020

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Mama I Made It"[13] 2019 Happy 2 Be Here

Guest appearances
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"All Mine"[14] 2018 Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign Ye
"13th Amendment"[15] Kash Doll 27: The Most Perfect Album
"Bad Idea"[16][lower-alpha 1] 2019 YBN Cordae, Chance the Rapper, SiR The Lost Boy
"Good Enough"[17] Jim-E Stack N/A
"Full Time Cappers"[18] G-Eazy, French Montana, Moneybagg Yo Scary Nights
"Selah"[2][lower-alpha 1] Kanye West, Bongo ByTheWay, Sunday Service Choir Jesus Is King
"Everything We Need"[2] Kanye West, Ty Dolla Sign, Sunday Service Choir
"Water"[2] Kanye West, Sunday Service Choir
"Thanks Ye"[19] 2020 Consequence, Bongo ByTheWay, Kaycyy Pluto No Cap Pack
"Wonder Years"[20] Noah Cyrus The End of Everything

Notes
  1. Additional vocals
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References
  1. Amy Kuperinsky (December 2, 2019). "N.J.'s Ant Clemons went from waiting tables to working with Kanye West. Next up: The Grammys". NJ.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. Elias Leight (October 29, 2019). "Ant Clemons Went From Sleeping on Floors to Singing With Kanye West". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. Leight, Elia (October 29, 2019). "Ant Clemons Went From Sleeping on Floors to Singing With Kanye West". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. Billboard Staff (September 27, 2018). "Drake, Kanye & More Among Billboard's 2018 R&B/Hip-Hop 100 Power Players [List]". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. Joe Price (September 30, 2018). "Kanye West's 'Yandhi' May Be 8 Tracks Long". Complex. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. TeamKanyeDaily (May 8, 2019). "TeamKanyeDaily on Twitter: "GQ ITALIA – SUNDAY SERVICE"". Twitter. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  7. Sophie Caraan (March 2, 2020). "Ant Clemons Enlists Timbaland, Ty Dolla $ign & Pharrell For New EP 'HAPPY 2 BE HERE'". Hypebeast. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  8. "Camila Cabello Chart History (Hot 100)". Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  9. Milca P. (March 1, 2020). "Ant Clemons Arrives With Debut "HAPPY 2 BE HERE" Project". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. NavJosh (October 2, 2019). "Kanye Collaborator Ant Clemons Shares New Song '4 Letter Word' With Timbaland". HipHop-N-More. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. NavJosh (December 4, 2019). "Ant Clemons Shares New Song & Video 'Excited' Ft. Ty Dolla Sign: Watch". HipHop-N-More. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. Alex Zidel (January 15, 2020). "Ant Clemons Prepares His 2020 Takeover With "Beep"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  13. Ant Clemons (May 12, 2019). "Ant Clemons - Mama I Made It (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 19, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  14. Shy Ink (June 11, 2018). "Meet Ant Clemons, The Mysterious Feature On Kanye West's "All Mine"". Genius. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  15. "27: The Most Perfect Album / Various Artists – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  16. Michael Saponara (June 17, 2019). "YBN Cordae Teams Up With Chance The Rapper For 'Bad Idea': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  17. Chris DeVille (October 16, 2019). "Jim-E Stack & Ant Clemons Share "Good Enough": Listen". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  18. "Scary Nights / G-Eazy – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  19. "Thanks Ye / Consequence – TIDAL". Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  20. Althea Legaspi (May 15, 2020). "Noah Cyrus Details 'The End of Everything' EP Track by Track, Unveils 'Young & Sad' Visualizer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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