Raymond Allende (born July 2, 1990), known professionally as ARTZ (previously Anakin ARTZ), is an American rapper, songwriter, and recording artist, event and art curator, from Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his song "off-white", and NFTs artwork. He is the owner and founder of record label and media company, RejectDreams.
Raymond Allende was born on July 2, 1990, and grew up in East New York. At the age of 18, he was hit by a stray bullet.
At the age 15, ARTZ started his career with recording his first song, which was released in his first full-length project, âÂÂEstablished 1990âÂÂ. He has collaborated with notable artists such as Busta Rhymes, Pop Smoke,.
In January 2021, his song âÂÂOff Whiteâ charted 8th on Apple Music, with his extended play âÂÂI love LucyâÂÂsâ trending and appearing on the main page of the iTunes for weeks. Moreover, his work âÂÂFiona Appleâ made it to âÂÂThe New Yorkâ playlist on iTunes. During this time, he made national and international tours, including to Canada, Europe and the UK, and his works surpassed half a billion streams.
His work has been placed on rotation by major radio stations, such as âÂÂNovemberâ and âÂÂRememberâ by Pakistani national radio stations, and "The Force" by New York's radio station Hot 97 and Z100, and last fm.