Johntá Austin is a 26-year-old and up and coming songwriter and singer on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings. As a songwriter he was won two Grammy Awards.

His first as a co-writer of Mariah Carey's hit We Belong Together and his second as a co-writer of Mary J. Blige's hit Be Without You.

Austin produced Shortie Like Mine and Outta My System, both singles by rapper Bow Wow off his album The Price of Fame. Both of the songs were successful, Shortie Like Mine reaching 9th, and Outta My System reaching 22nd on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2005, he returned to his singing career with his first single "Lil' More Love". The single failed to become a hit, although a few songs he wrote for other artists were more successful.

Ocean Drive, his debut album is scheduled to be released November 6, 2007, after a series of delays due to his record label, So So Def, leaving its affiliation with Virgin Music to Island Records.

Originally, the album was to be released on December 26, 2006, then was pushed to February 6, 2007, then September 4, before landing on its current release date.

Five album tracks have since been leaked online, the aforementioned Jermaine Dupri-featured track " Turn It Up", a Jazze Pha-produced track "Make Her The One", "Joy," another self-penned track "Dope Fiend," and the newest single "Video," featuring Unk.