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A young multi-talented musician, A/Twon has been writing, rapping, engineering, producing, and designing for over 5 years now. Born Antjuan DeCarlos Ratliff on May 27th, 1986 in Tacoma, WA, Antjuan was never a stranger to doubtful peers, a poorly-cultured environment, and nearly NO commercial outlet. Nevertheless, as long as he had the soul of his St. Louis grown family burning in him, he would continue to see no bounds or obstacles... well that's how HE would put it. Antjuan started writing at an even younger age of only 10 years old. Of course, back then it was only poetry. It still had great significance in his creativity, as well as the subjects he's never afraid to touch in his music. He has developed a voice for the people, as well as the clubs. His songs have moved through situations of malice, animosity, broken homes, betrayal, heartache, insecurities, and even death. A/Twon tries his best to base all his music from true events in order to ensure his audience will relate. You can try listening to a track from his newest mixtape (PLAYed-EP) called "Watcha Wanna Hear" for a perfect example of what i'm speaking of. "..listening to music is easy.. listening to the RIGHT music is the hard part..." says A/Twon... He actually doesn't drop himself in that category alone. As he describes, "..it's more of music that makes you feel like more than dancing, I like it to be music that makes you think, and understand.." Some of A/Twon's largest inlfuences have been Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Ludacris to name a few. The years have taken the young artist through so many loops of stories with abrupt endings, but only to build character. A father in and out of circulation at a whim, relationships gone sour, friendships led to betrayal, labels with false promises, and then of course, college life. All of the tools needed to build a young man have been given, now we must sit and watch, not to mention support, this new artist, A/Twon.... "..Ya boi is heh, so holla at me ya dig?!...." -A/Twon