Johnny Venus is a rapper who makes up half of the duo ‘EarthGang’. EarthGang became successful after their album; Shallow Graves peaked at #11 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart. The duo met in 9th grade in Mays High school and then by 2008, they formed the group. Venus is a professional music artist in the United States.
Quick Profile Of The Rapper
Real Name: Olu O. Fann
Date of Birth: 9TH October 1989
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality: American
Famous For: Being a Rapper
Years Active: 2008 to date
Music Genre: Hip hop, Soul, and Funk.
Things You Did Not Know About Johnny Venus
Here, were going to see ten awesome facts about Johnny Venus, the older of the EarthGang duo, and how far he has grown since his fame blew up. Although very little is said about him without also mentioning his partner, Doctur Dot, we are going to focus mainly on Johnny and give you facts you did not know about the Atlanta-born rapper.
1. Fond Beginning
Johnny Venus met his musical-other-half while they were on a field trip in 9th grade. This was way before their careers as musicians started, before they became famous as Johnny Venus and WowGr8 (Doctur Dot), while they were still Olu O. Fann and Eian Undrai Parker.
In an interview with Hucker Magazine in 2018, Doc revealed how they started. He said; “We used to swap records at high school. We’d pull up and have a corner of the parking lot. Everybody knew not to come our way, not unless you were bumpin’ music out yo’ whip…” He also said there was a whole squad at the time but just him and Johnny happened to rap and keep going with it.
Furthermore, they both attended Hampton University where they took music seriously and that was when they conceived and birthed ‘EarthGang’.
2. Johnny Venus’ Group-Name Revelation
Talking to Creative Loafing in 2011, Johnny said that the name ‘EarthGang’ came to him randomly. It wasn’t a case of brainstorming and coming up with names and eventually choosing one.
He said that the name represents what they’re made of and why they do what they do. “It is for the people by the people. Our music is influenced by the conscious and subconscious, and we create it to influence the like”, Johnny said.
3. They were expelled from school a week to graduation
Johnny Venus and the other half of the duo, Doctur Dot revealed in their conversation with the hosts of the Breakfast Club; Dj Envy and Charlamagne Tha God, that they were both kicked out of College a week to graduation.
The duo confessed to haven committed grand larceny and the school was totally against it so the weekend of their graduation, they got kicked out. Doc admitted to being banned from the school, for life.
It was after this and them being kicked out from their homes by their parents that the duo began living together and started the group which birthed their career.
4. Showing Off Singing Skills
The musical soundtrack of the film ‘Queen and Slim’ which had the jazzy R&B singer Tiana Major9 and one part of the EarthGang Duo, Johnny Venus, brought to limelight Johnny’s singing ability.
Tilting away from rapping and showcasing his smooth skills as a vocalist in the soundtrack was indeed jaw-dropping and awe-striking as Johnny wowed everybody with this never-heard-before talent.
5. Johnny Venus Sends a Message
In line with recent movements on the importance of humanity especially with the ‘Black Lives Matter movement’, Johnny collaborated with the Powerhouse R & B singer Sinead Harnett to release a beautiful, blissful, soulful slow-jam which serves as a sharp reminder to all that living and being present in every moment, matters a lot. The title of the song written by both Johnny and Harnett is ‘Take Me Away’.
Harnett recounted how the collaboration happened. She said she sent the idea of the song to Johnny and he thought she wrote it recently but it was an old idea she had nursed over a long period. However, Johnny took this old idea and added his own present time story to it.
In the video which accompanied the song, the highlights were on individualism, the importance of community and it also shone a light on the Black Lives Matter movement with a powerful statement of hope and empowerment which ended the message of the song.
6. Breakout from The Norm
Johnny has proven that although he is an Atlanta-born rapper and could have easily towed the path most recently taken which is the trap sound, he and Doc instead tilted towards a different area; a funky ‘Southern sound’.
Johnny seems to be the lead player in most songs; however, it doesn’t take away the shine from Doc as they both have mastered a way to fuse their individual styles and sounds. They are undoubtedly great at feeding off each other.
7. Johnny Venus’ Associate Groups
Johnny Venus is also a member of Spillage Village and Dreamville.
Spillage Village is a group that embodies artists like the duo of the group EarthGang; Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot, J.I.D Hollywood JB, Jordxn Bryant, Meraba, 6LACK, Deante’ Hitchcock, and Benji. They are a contemporary R&B group and their sound is referred to as the ‘Southern Hip Hop’.
Dreamville, another group has the likes of the amazing artists who team up with the gang of EarthGang to form the group. The artistes are; J. Cole, Omen, Bas, Ari Lennox, J.ID, Cozz, and Lute. Their sound is however a mixture of Trap, Hip Hop, Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, and East Coast Hip Hop.
So, apart from EarthGang, Johnny makes himself relevant still in Spillage Village and Dreamville and it looks like he’s not backing down from being widely recognized.
8. Johnny’s Net Worth, Source of Wealth and Physical Attributes
The rapper and occasional singer is estimated to have a net worth of about $2 million to $10 million and his source of income is mainly attributed to his rapping career. There is no other record of Johnny being into any other form of entertainment or business therefore his primary source is his music.
Johnny has been ranked as one of the popular celebs. He is one of the precious celebs listed on the rapper list. He is famous and trends for being a rapper.
Talking about his physical attributes, Johnny Venus is a dark-haired, dark black-eyed, 5 feet 4 inches tall rapper with a bodyweight of 70kg.
9. Johnny’s Personal Life
Just like most celebrities, Johnny Venus tries to keep his personal life private. There isn’t so much about him on the internet and even less about who he has dated or is presently dating if he is. However, it is somewhat difficult to keep marriage away from public eyes for so long and so, it can be safe to say that Johnny is single and currently unmarried.
Digging to find out about past relationships gives an insight that he has had at least one girlfriend in the past but nothing else about flings, hookups, breakups, and engagements. He also doesn’t have any child known to the public eye.
10. Notable Musical Features and Tours
Johnny Venus has played in hundreds of shows in the United States and abroad. He and his partner have opened for the likes of Mac Miller, Billie Eilish, and J. Cole. He has been featured on 5 songs from the Dreamville label’s compilation ‘Revenge of the Dreamers III’.
EarthGang was also on KOD tour where they shared the stage with J.Cole, Young Thug, and Jaden Smith. There was also the tour in 2014 with Ab-Soul and Black Hippy where they actually didn’t get paid but went on for the opportunity and exposure.
As much as releasing mixtapes, albums, and collaborating is all fun and nice to project and sell their craft, it is evident that the duo of Johnny and Doc also enjoy going on tours and making fond memories of events and activities.
