Name: Mr. Infamy aka AntDamnit! Government: Anthony Lateef
Goodwyn Born: April 26, 1984 BirthPlace: Newark NJ This journey for
hiphop began from day one, but without education, trial and error,
and without passion this would not be possible. The oldest of
three, Ant was born to be a leader and that is what he does best so
who better than him to be the leader of this nation of
hiphopheads.
It was around 1992 when Ant started freestyling to himself on his
way to school. This was a daily routine that stuck with him all the
way through high school. Before Ant was known as Ant or Mr. Infamy
he started out as Ace, but Ace didn’t know how to write rhymes even
though he had the flow.. As time went on Ant never gave up he just
kept pushing forward and learning because he is still a fan first
and foremost.
In 2000, Ant teamed up with L.O.S.T Ent. (Last Ones Standing
Together) and started to get his feet wet. He did several songs
with the L.O.S.T Ent. Camp, but the camp never did anything outside
of a few songs and opening up for Dj Red Alert in 2002 at a college
party in South Jersey. Ant adopted the name Mr. Infamy after
studying Mobb Deeps LP “Infamy”. This was a milestone for Ant
because this album showed him a deeper darker side of hiphop. The
L.O.S.T Ent camp did not want Ant to use the name because they did
not want to be associated with Mobb Deeps whole "Infamous style",
but after a late nite freestyle on Rutgers New Brunswick college
radio the name stuck with him even after the departure of L.O.S.T
Ent. In 2003, Ant teamed up with Revvy Ruger (Revelation) and
Aphorism and formed the group O.S.A (One Step Ahead). This is
alsowhere Ant adopted the name A-N-drunk ass T because he would get
drunk and spit some ill shit. O.S.A was based out of Boston, MA and
did thousands of songs with a handful of shows across New England
as close as downtown Boston, MA to as far as Burlington, VT.
Outside of O.S.A the group Da Hoodfellas (Rev and Mr. Infamy) was
formed and The Four Horsemen (Rev, Infamy, Aph , & Paces) were
created. The Four Horsemen never did anything besides a few
songs.
O.S.A was the bread and butter because of the different styles and
it was the only solid foundation for the Wise Recs. camp. In 2005,
O.S.A separated because of a fire which all members decided was a
calling, so the group dismantled after releasing 5 different
Mixtapes. (2003 O.S.A released The Connection Vol.2; 2004 O.S.A
released Protection the Mixtape; 2004 Mr. Infamy released The
Devils Playground Mixtape; 2005; O.S.A released Iron Bars The
Mixtape 2005; O.S.A released The Last of the Blaze Mixtape) In
2005, Da Hoodfellas decided to revamp their game 360 degrees. The
first step in revamping their game was creating the foundation
which was FromDaBottom Ent. Da Hoodfellas wrote hundreds of songs
to make up for the thousands lost in the fire; once they got the
songs written and recorded they decided it was time for a power
move.
That move was Newarks Most Wanted the Mixtape which was a highly
anticipated in the middle of Newark. Newarks Most Wanted the
Mixtape was supposed to be the ultimate underground hiphop mixtape
to hit the scene. This mixtape was broken up into three different
sections the first section was the Jersey mentality from loving
Jersey to hating Jersey. The second part was the hustler mentality
from slanging them thangs to slanging CDs. The third part was all
about the pain and heartaches from the streets. The name Newarks
Most Wanted was not Wanted for the legal reasons, but more Wanted
for the lyrical reasons. There was a release party in Nov 2006 that
pumped up the buzz even more, but in 2007 due to the legal
situations Rev was facing (Armed Robbery charges) his lawyer
ordered the distribution to stop because of some of the content.
This was the reason for the hiatus in Da Hoodfellas music career.
In 2007, Ant cut loose and went to pursue a solo career. He teamed
up with FrankieFilth and the two collectively formed Root Se7en and
Eight02 Productions..
Goodwyn Born: April 26, 1984 BirthPlace: Newark NJ This journey for
hiphop began from day one, but without education, trial and error,
and without passion this would not be possible. The oldest of
three, Ant was born to be a leader and that is what he does best so
who better than him to be the leader of this nation of
hiphopheads.
It was around 1992 when Ant started freestyling to himself on his
way to school. This was a daily routine that stuck with him all the
way through high school. Before Ant was known as Ant or Mr. Infamy
he started out as Ace, but Ace didn’t know how to write rhymes even
though he had the flow.. As time went on Ant never gave up he just
kept pushing forward and learning because he is still a fan first
and foremost.
In 2000, Ant teamed up with L.O.S.T Ent. (Last Ones Standing
Together) and started to get his feet wet. He did several songs
with the L.O.S.T Ent. Camp, but the camp never did anything outside
of a few songs and opening up for Dj Red Alert in 2002 at a college
party in South Jersey. Ant adopted the name Mr. Infamy after
studying Mobb Deeps LP “Infamy”. This was a milestone for Ant
because this album showed him a deeper darker side of hiphop. The
L.O.S.T Ent camp did not want Ant to use the name because they did
not want to be associated with Mobb Deeps whole "Infamous style",
but after a late nite freestyle on Rutgers New Brunswick college
radio the name stuck with him even after the departure of L.O.S.T
Ent. In 2003, Ant teamed up with Revvy Ruger (Revelation) and
Aphorism and formed the group O.S.A (One Step Ahead). This is
alsowhere Ant adopted the name A-N-drunk ass T because he would get
drunk and spit some ill shit. O.S.A was based out of Boston, MA and
did thousands of songs with a handful of shows across New England
as close as downtown Boston, MA to as far as Burlington, VT.
Outside of O.S.A the group Da Hoodfellas (Rev and Mr. Infamy) was
formed and The Four Horsemen (Rev, Infamy, Aph , & Paces) were
created. The Four Horsemen never did anything besides a few
songs.
O.S.A was the bread and butter because of the different styles and
it was the only solid foundation for the Wise Recs. camp. In 2005,
O.S.A separated because of a fire which all members decided was a
calling, so the group dismantled after releasing 5 different
Mixtapes. (2003 O.S.A released The Connection Vol.2; 2004 O.S.A
released Protection the Mixtape; 2004 Mr. Infamy released The
Devils Playground Mixtape; 2005; O.S.A released Iron Bars The
Mixtape 2005; O.S.A released The Last of the Blaze Mixtape) In
2005, Da Hoodfellas decided to revamp their game 360 degrees. The
first step in revamping their game was creating the foundation
which was FromDaBottom Ent. Da Hoodfellas wrote hundreds of songs
to make up for the thousands lost in the fire; once they got the
songs written and recorded they decided it was time for a power
move.
That move was Newarks Most Wanted the Mixtape which was a highly
anticipated in the middle of Newark. Newarks Most Wanted the
Mixtape was supposed to be the ultimate underground hiphop mixtape
to hit the scene. This mixtape was broken up into three different
sections the first section was the Jersey mentality from loving
Jersey to hating Jersey. The second part was the hustler mentality
from slanging them thangs to slanging CDs. The third part was all
about the pain and heartaches from the streets. The name Newarks
Most Wanted was not Wanted for the legal reasons, but more Wanted
for the lyrical reasons. There was a release party in Nov 2006 that
pumped up the buzz even more, but in 2007 due to the legal
situations Rev was facing (Armed Robbery charges) his lawyer
ordered the distribution to stop because of some of the content.
This was the reason for the hiatus in Da Hoodfellas music career.
In 2007, Ant cut loose and went to pursue a solo career. He teamed
up with FrankieFilth and the two collectively formed Root Se7en and
Eight02 Productions..
