Real name: Timothy Wayne Johnson

Effective period / Period of releases: 1994

Timothy Wayne Johnson (Jan. 14, 1970 - Nov. 25, 2007) 89th Street Family Swan Blood gang member and gangsta rapper from South Central Los Angeles, USA.

Younger brother of Cleamon "Big Evil" Johnson.

His debut album, "Mobbin 4 Life", was released in August 1994 while he was incarcerated and dropped by the label shortly thereafter due to poor sales and marketing. Upon his release, Mr. Johnson proceeded to record a follow-up album but was found shot dead by unknown assailants on November 25, 2007. In 2001, his then girlfriend Shereece Rankin was murdered. It has been said that Sinister has at least one son.

Incomplete recordings and fan compilations have since surfaced on the Internet.

He also featured a brief cameo in the 1997 documentary "Dead Homiez." (Filmed in 93)