Johnta Austin
Johnta Austin was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on June 28th, 1980 and is the Rapper. At the age of 43, Johnta Austin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Johntá Austin (jon-TAY; born June 28, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, guitarist, singer, and rapper who has joined Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings.
He is best known for his collaboration with developers Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, and the production team StarGate.
He was given two Grammy Awards for his role on Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You."
Early life and career
Austin grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1989, at the age of 8, Austin hosted the daily television show, Kid's Beat on TBS. Covering current events, sports and the entertainment world, Austin went on to become the Atlanta Bureau Chief for the CNN weekly news program, Real News for Kids and the reporter for the TBS half-hour weekly, Feed Your Mind. Austin is also related to Dreamville Records signee J.i.D.
Austin grew up singing in church choirs and wanted to become an actor. He interviewed celebrities as Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan, among others, and in 1993, he made his television debut on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he admitted he loved singing and was offered to sing with Arsenio Hall's band.
Solo career
After achieving success writing for other artists, Austin began work on his full-length debut album Ocean Drive on So So Def/Virgin Records. His first single "Lil' More Love" was released on June 7, 2005. It was followed by the release of "Dope Fiend" on November 29 later that year. While the album's first two singles failed to achieve radio/chart success, the label released a third single "Turn It Up" on July 11, 2006 along with a Jadakiss-added version in November.
A fourth single, "Video" featuring Unk was released a year later on July 31, 2007. Following the departure of So So Def Recordings from Virgin Records for Island Def Jam in 2007, the album was pushed back from a February 6, 2007, release to a September 4 release. A final single, the ballad "The One That Got Away" was released in 2008, before the album was eventually shelved.
In 2010, Austin released a digital single "Close Your Eyes".
In 2012, Austin announced the upcoming release of the "Love" EP, part 1 of a three-part release with the subsequent "Sex" and "Religion" EPs to follow. "Love" EP was released on December 12 preceded by the buzz single "What a Feeling" featuring Jermaine Dupri.