AnTi was born in the small rugged town of Ypsilanti Michigan, Home to Eastern Michigan University. The streets of Ypsi found AnTi at a young age, hustling drugs for money became an everyday routine. AnTi was heading down a dangerous path that involved gangs, guns, and drugs. At age 11 he found his passion for music, and began to write down rhymes regularly. AnTI has lived in various cities throughout southeast, and northern Mid-Michigan, from Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor Inkster, Detroit, and Saginaw. This has helped with his direction in life, becoming a man, and finding his focus has led AnTi on the road to success.