Fonzworth Bentley: Difference between revisions

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 hadmade a rolecameo in the music video of [[Kanye West]]'s "[[The New Workout Plan]]".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fonzworth Bentley, Unsung Hero |url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/10/07/fonzworth-bentley-unsung-hero |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref> Bentley is credited as a songwriter on multiple ''[[Yeezus]]'' tracks including “[[On Sight]],” “[[Black Skinhead]],” “[[I Am a God]],” and “[[Hold My Liquor]].”<ref name=":0" /> He is also credited as a producer on West's “[[Ultralight Beam]].”<ref>{{Cite web |title=The True Story Of Kanye West's "Ultralight Beam," As Told By Fonzworth Bentley |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/02/26/kanye-west-story-of-ultralight-beam-interview-fonzworth-bentley |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2009, Bentley hosted one of the afterparties following the [[White House Correspondents' Association#White House Correspondents' Dinnerdinner|White House Correspondents' Dinner]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0509/fonzworth_bentley_27d801df-df74-48da-9178-ae9c8ed35fa1.html |title=MTV host enters NW gate|work=Politico |access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>

In 2007, Bentley contributed to KnowHow2GO. 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.<ref>[http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=22914&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075445/http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=22914&TEMPLATE=%2FCM%2FContentDisplay.cfm |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> Bentley sang as a member of the chorus for "[[We Are the World 25 for Haiti|We Are The World]]", a remake of [[We Are the World|the original]] for Haiti, in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=WE ARE THE WORLD' REMAKE BRINGS LIL WAYNE, KANYE WEST, PINK, USHER, MORE TOGETHER FOR HAITI|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1631018/we-are-the-world-remake-brings-lil-wayne-kanye-west-pink-usher-more-together-for-haiti/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509221600/http://www.mtv.com/news/1631018/we-are-the-world-remake-brings-lil-wayne-kanye-west-pink-usher-more-together-for-haiti/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2014|publisher=MTV|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>

* ''[[We Were Once Aa Fairytale]] – cameo appearance

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