12.1.2023
Album: Antha Pantha – Feline Season
The New York Rapper Makes An Impact With Her Fierce Debut for A$AP Ferg’s Sewer Sounds Label, Running a Gamut of Styles and Introducing Her Alter Ego, Sexual Vanilla, As She Welcomes the Listener to Her Hedonistic Version of Harlem
The Album:
Attacking the mic with no remorse using her pugilistic rhymes and infectious melodies, Antha Pantha infuses New York hip-hop with Big Cat Energy. The Harlem native arrives in full force with Feline Season, her hard-hitting, outrageous, and addictive debut album. Released via A$AP Ferg‘s new label Sewer Sounds, the album mixes the aggressive stylings of her hometown with the campy elegance and deep soulfulness of the Blaxploitation era.
“My album encapsulates all the energy I’ve absorbed throughout my life, infused with my own essence,” says Antha. “There are elements that cater to everybody, but I made this album for me. If it resonates with you, that’s amazing. If not, that’s alright too—because it’s not about you. It’s like watching a movie about an adult’s journey, and it’s bound to entertain.”
With assistance from producers including frequent collaborator Tweek Tune (Quavo, Lil Tjay & more), Antha switches from style to style. Opening track “Sphinx” sets the tone, with a ferocious, percussive attack that acts as a mission statement for the project (and Antha’s “Lady Sphinx” persona), for the “other sh*t” that Antha is on: “Ferg put me on, now I’m ready to go/From Krypton with the UFOs/Egypt, where I got my gold/On the Pyramids, Cleopatra glow.” The rest of the project continues her world tour, as she takes a synth-heavy trip through Vice City in “Miami,” crawls through an uptown underworld in the eerie “PLNT HRLM,” and perfects a club rap anthem with the sultry “Cat Walk.“
The new album also introduces the world to Antha’s alter ego, Sexual Vanilla, a blaxploitation-esque throwback character that allows Antha to flex her vocal chops and indulge in her wildest fantasies. Sexual Vanilla’s energy informs some of the finest Feline Season songs, including “Yayo,” the confrontational single with a video that recalls New York’s hedonistic Studio 54 era. After letting his protege take centerstage, Ferg emerges to spar with Antha, as the two Harlemites channel a classic Cash Money flow on the relentless closing song “Knees and Elbows.” Home to additional singles like “Real B*tches,” “B.W.A.,” and the buzzing local hit “Brick By Brick” ft. Huntdawgg, Feline Season is available on all platforms via Sewer Sounds/ADA.
Obsessed with music, theater, and dance since she was a child, Antha Pantha made waves in Harlem with her outsized personality and undeniable talent. Her magnetic qualities attracted the attention of A$AP Ferg, a childhood friend of hers, who signed Antha to his emerging Sewer Sounds label. Antha first earned mainstream attention in 2019 when she appeared on two songs from Ferg’s Floor Seats EP, most notably on the hit single “Wigs,” which also featured City Girls. In 2020, Antha went toe-to-toe with Ferg once again on the Hit-Boy-produced “Mask.“ Last year, Antha made an impact with her first two singles, “Real B*tches” and “B.W.A.,” earning coverage in Vice, Consequence, HotNewHipHop, Audiomack, and more. Antha Pantha is also an in-demand songwriter, with a publishing deal at Roc Nation and writing credits on songs by artists like Ebony Riley and more.
With Feline Season in full swing, Antha Pantha announces herself as a prodigious talent that deserves attention. Stay tuned…it’s about to be the Year of the Cat.
Stream Feline Season: https://symphony.to/antha-pantha/feline-season
Watch “Yayo”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQUESrq-oI
Watch Antha Pantha’s performance of “Yayo” on TRSH Mag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlxO7BXM9I
Feline Season tracklist:
1. “Sphinx” (Produced by Tweek Tune & Dylan Skyler)
2. “Catwalk” (Produced by Tweek Tune & LACHALEUR)
3. “Wildcats” (Produced by Tweek Tune & Dylan Skyler)
4. ” Sexual Vanilla ” (Produced by Sucuki)
5. “Miami” (Produced by Tweek Tune & Dylan Skyler)
6. “Bye Bye Girlfriend” (Produced by Tweek Tune & Drew)
7. “Yayo” (Produced by Tweek Tune & Dylan Skyler)
8. “PLNT HARLM” (Produced by Tweek Tune & LACHALEUR)
9. “BWA” (Produced by Frankie P)
10. “Real Bitches” (Produced by Tweek Tune & LACHALEUR)
11. “Brick by Brick” ft. HuntDawgg (Produced by Tweek Tune, True & EarDummers)
12. “Knees and Elbows” ft. A$AP Ferg (Produced by Tweek Tune & LACHALEUR)
Photo Credit: Renell Medrano
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The Background:
Anthonè Fowler, aka “Antha Pantha,” hails from Harlem, New York, growing up in a small neighborhood called “Scrilla Hill.” Antha fell in love with music, dance, and theater as a child citing Disney and Michael Jackson as early influences, and by the time she attended Harbor Science and Arts Charter School, Hip Hop and R&B became her new language. Her first taste of the music business came in 2019 when her childhood friend A$AP Ferg caught wind of her buzz around the neighborhood. Impressed with her lyrical prowess and animated delivery, Ferg instantly signed her to his newly established independent record label, Sewer Sounds. With her new single “Real B*tches,” and much more music on the way, Antha Pantha is more than ready to be NYC’s next big thing. She’s been creating art her whole life, molding her unique experiences into infectiously raw rap records that she’s ready to share with the world.
Her first taste of the music business came in 2019 when her childhood friend A$AP Ferg caught wind of her buzz around the neighborhood. Impressed with her lyrical prowess and animated delivery, Ferg tapped her as a collaborator, featuring her on 2019 song “Wigs,” the lead single from Ferg’s 2019 EP Floor Seats, alongside the City Girls, and brought her back for the 2020 Hit-Boy-produced deep cut “Mask.” Though she’s been biding her time, Antha Pantha has been creating art her whole life, molding her unique experiences into infectiously raw rap records that she’s ready to share with the world. Antha recently became the face of a new becoming the face of a new ASICS ad campaign, directed by Renell Madrano of ICE STUDIOS. With her new single “Real B*tches,” and much more music on the way, Antha Pantha is more than ready to be NYC’s next big thing.
Links:
Feline Season: https://symphony.to/antha-pantha/feline-season
“Yayo”: https://symphony.to/antha-pantha/yayo / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVbezaLbQU
“BWA”: https://youtu.be/UXgGFClYlWg / https://anthapantha.lnk.to/bwa
“Real B*tches”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xS-GwCRGgk
/ https://anthapantha.lnk.to/realbitches
A$AP Ferg ft. Antha Pantha – “Mask”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaW5KDqRcYg
A$AP Ferg ft. City Girls & Antha Pantha – “Wigs”: https://smarturl.it/Wigs