Alex Nimier, better known by his stage name Antix, is a British–Jordanian hip hop artist, known for discussing political, social, and personal issues (such as his relationship with his now-deceased mother). Antix released his debut album ''Flammable Grammar'' in November 2010. The album received regular circulation from

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and garnered Antix a fan base in the United States, particularly with his track 'Hands Up'. On 31 October 2012, Antix released his follow-up album ''Question Everything'' and his debut single 'You're Crazy' entered the

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Urban Charts top 20 in August 2013.

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named him as a shortlist nominee for

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later that year. In 2014, Antix entered the

Urban Charts again, in the top ten, with 'Bad Dreams'. This was the first in a string of break-out singles for Antix, which have led to him being a regular featured artist on VEVO and seeing support from BBC Radio, Red Bull Music and the

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amongst others.

Career

Early life

Born in London, Antix grew up living in the UK, France,

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and the United States. His early musical influences came from his diverse upbringing, as well as hip-hop artists of the early 1990s onwards such as

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, the

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, and Outkast. Antix lost his mother to cancer at the age of seventeen and is now an ambassador for the Rarer Cancer Foundation.

2010–2011: ''Flammable Grammar''

His debut studio album, ''Flammable Grammar'' was released during 2010.

in the United States gave regular circulation to the album and in particular the track 'Hands Up'. Antix played a number of high-profile shows in Los Angeles such as Hollywood's

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, performing with artists such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and

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2012–2013: ''Question Everything''

In 2013, Antix released 'You're Crazy (2012)' as the lead single from his second studio album ''Question Everything''. The track saw commercial success, reaching No.17 on the UK

Urban Charts. The song, which sampled

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's 1997 hit "

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", also received airplay on

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and was performed on

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named Antix as a shortlist nominee for

2014.

2014–2017: Singles

In February 2014, Antix entered the

Urban Charts again, in the top ten, with 'Bad Dreams'. Antix was a featured artist on

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with this and his next releases 'Smile' and 'Breathless', the latter which also saw support from Record of the Day and

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's Fresh on the Net. His next release 'Come Home' in 2015 was chosen as the

Track of the Week with

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and saw additional support from the likes of

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and Red Bull Music. Antix was also added to the Field Day 2015 line-up, alongside the likes of

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and

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, and saw support from publications such as the

for his 'Afshin's Song' project. The 'Afshin's Song' project was funded through the

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platform.

2021: Everything's Alright

In June 2021 Antix sent out an email containing links to his final album 'Everything's Alright.' Available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, and Tidal, the album focuses on love, religion, politics, life and failed plans, unexpected successes, and Antix's exit from rap as a whole.

Discography

;Singles *2017: ''When It Falls'' *2015: ''Is It Too Late For Us? (Spoken Word)'' *2015: ''Afshin's Song'' *2015: ''Come Home'' *2014: ''Breathless'' *2014: ''Smile'' *2014: ''Bad Dreams'' *2013: ''You're Crazy'' ;Albums *2021: ''Everything's Alright'' *2012: ''Question Everything'' *2010: ''Flammable Grammar''

References

External links

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Antix Interview – Spindle Magazine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antix Living people Rappers from London Year of birth missing (living people)