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| Birth name | Anthony Banks[1] |
| Born | (1969-05-16)May 16, 1969 (age 55) Oakland,California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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Ant Banks (bornAnthony Banks, May 16, 1969),[2] is an Americanrecord producer andrapper fromOakland,California.[3]
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Anthony Banks was born in Oakland, California on May 16, 1969. In band lessons at school, he learned to playclassical music on a variety of instruments, while teaching himself how to playfunk at home on hisdigital keyboard from bands likeParliament,Funkadelic, andThe Gap Band.[citation needed]
Banks went on to produce mixtapes with his friend, Oakland rapper MC Ant, and sell them out of the trunk of their car at their high school. The tapes quickly gained popularity for the duo.
In 1987, Banks, MC Ant, and other friends recorded MC Ant's debut albumThe Great, released through Raw Dog Records in 1989. Banks also recorded California rapperSpice 1's debut albumLet It Be Known, released in 1991 through Triad Records. This production debut, combined with releases fromPooh-Man and Dangerous Dame sold over 100,000 units without record label or promotion, launching Banks into a prominent figure in the early 1990sBay Area hip hop scene. He went on to produce songs forToo Short,[4]E-40,Snoop Dogg, and3X Krazy. In 1993, he engaged in a beef with Oakland rapper Pooh-Man.[5]
In 1994, Banks releasedThe Big Badass, an album inspired by his nickname. In 1996, he appeared onAmerica Is Dying Slowly, a compilation CD focused on raising awareness of theAIDS epidemic among African-American men released by theRed Hot Organization, also featuringBiz Markie,Wu-Tang Clan, andFat Joe.[6]
In 1999, Banks started the group T.W.D.Y. ("The Whole Damn Yay"), withRappin' 4-Tay and Captain Save'm, releasing their debut albumDerty Werk, containing the single "Player's Holiday", featuringToo Short,Mac Mall, andOtis & Shug. The album also marked the end of Banks' beef with Pooh-Man with the two appearing together on the track "Ride Wit' Me". In 2000, T.W.D.Y released their second and final album,Lead the Way, before Rappin' 4-Tay left the group and was replaced by Dolla Will.[citation needed]
His talent for producingbasslines is well-known and has achieved cross-over appreciation in the techno genre. The album liner forDaft Punk's albumHomework gives a note of appreciation to Ant Banks for inspiration.[citation needed]
[1]www.realantbanks.com
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