Fonzworth Bentley

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Fonzworth Bentley
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, record producer, actor, TV host
Years active since 1994
Label(s) GOOD Music
Associated acts Sean Combs, Outkast, will.i.am, Andre 3000, Kanye West
Website fbentley.com

Derrick Watkins,[1] popularly known as Fonzworth Bentley, is an entertainer, musician, author, fashion icon. He is perhaps best known for once being Sean Combs' personal valet & assistant, as first seen in Making the Band 2, and is currently the host of MTV's From G's to Gents. Although his debut album, C.O.L.O.U.R.S.,[2] was originally scheduled to be released in 2006,[3] the release was postponed.[citation needed] His first single, "Everybody," features Kanye West and Andre 3000. Bentley also wrote an etiquette book, entitled "Advance Your Swagger" that made the New York Times 'Advice' Best Seller list in 2007.

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Music

He first appeared rapping on Da Band's 2002 album Too Hot for TV, in the track "Cheers to Me, Mr. Bentley (Interlude)". In 2003, Bentley was featured on the "Good Day, Good Sir" skit on OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. In 2004, he had a part on the music video of Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan".

Bentley has appeared in several music videos, such as Usher's "Yeah", P. Diddy's "D.I.D.D.Y." and "I Need A Girl (Part Two)", Slum Village's "Selfish", OutKast's "The Way You Move" and "Roses", as well as UGK and Outkast's "International Player's Anthem". He made a brief appearance in the music video for "Grammy Family", by West, DJ Khaled, John Legend and Consequence.

In August 2006, Bentley was featured in Sprite's Sublymonal campaign.

He was also featured, playing the violin, in the "Yes We Can" music video in support of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

Other media work

Bentley was an executive producer for Borrow My Crew in 2005, in which he allowed one boy, Cory Cole, to borrow the entourage of P. Diddy for two days. Since 2008, he has been hosting the MTV series From G's to Gents.

In May 2009, Bentley hosted one of the after parties following the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC.[4]

Public service

In 2007, Bentley contributed to KnowHow2GO, a national public service advertising campaign designed to encourage low-income and first-generation students to take the steps necessary to go to college. Bentley's involvement in the campaign has included creation of a radio public service advertisement ("Wanna Go?") and participation in the 2007 YMCA Black and Hispanic Achievers Teen Leadership Summit in Orlando, Florida.[5] KnowHow2GO is a joint effort between The Ad Council, Lumina Foundation for Education and the American Council on Education.

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