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Bnyx
Birth nameBenjamin Saint Fort
Born (1995-04-23) April 23, 1995 (age 29)
Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
Years active2018–present
Labels
Children2
Member of Working on Dying

Benjamin Saint Fort (born April 23, 1995), known professionally as Bnyx ( /bɛniː ˈɛks/, "Benny X", stylized in all caps) [1] is an American record producer and songwriter. He is known for extensively working with Yeat and has also produced for many artists, such as Drake and Travis Scott, among others. Bnyx is a part of the Philadelphia-founded producer collective Working on Dying.

Early life

Benjamin Saint Fort was born on April 23, 1995, in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania to Haitian immigrant parents. [1] His stage name comes from his nickname, Benny, and the letter X, which he states "represents/stands for “Extreme”. Extreme [...] is what I strive for whenever I create music". [2] His older brother, Felix, influenced him to start officially producing music after he heard some of what he had done. His younger brother, Patrick, known professionally as BeautifulMvn, is also a record producer and the two often produce songs together. In 2017, Bnyx started working at AT&T after having to drop out of college because of financial difficulties, where he saw that Travis Scott had released a remix of " Swang" by Rae Sremmurd and decided to make his own remix, which ended up gaining traction after repeatedly tweeting the link to his remix while replying to users on Twitter. [3] [1]

Career

2017-2021: Career beginnings and Working on Dying

Bnyx started pursuing music at the age of nine as a hobby with his father. He'd watch music videos and interviews as he enjoyed the business side of the music industry. [3] Later in Benny's life, he'd reach out to people regarding beats, but would soon help writing lyrics too. [3]

In 2021, Bnyx joined the producer collective Working on Dying. [1] 2021 was also the year he started working with Yeat, with Bnyx having production credits on the 4L mixtape, Trendi extended play, and the album Up 2 Me, all of which were released in 2021.

2022-present: Commercial success and rise to fame

In 2022, he produced multiple songs on Yeat's September extended play Lyfe, including the Lil Uzi Vert collaboration " Flawlëss". In February 2023, he helped produce 8 of the 22 songs on Yeat's third album AfterLyfe. On April 7, 2023, Drake released the single " Search & Rescue", in which Bnyx helped produce. [4] On June 30, Bnyx was involved in the production of a song by Lil Uzi Vert from their third studio album, Pink Tape, titled " Aye" (featuring Travis Scott). [5] On July 28, Travis Scott released his fourth studio album, Utopia, in which Bnyx helped produce the songs " K-pop" (with Bad Bunny and the Weeknd), " Sirens", and " Meltdown" (featuring Drake), with the former being released as the lead single from the album exactly one week before. [6] [7] On August 10, Yeat released his single, " Bigger Then Everything" in which Bnyx co-produced. [8] [9] On September 15, Bnyx co-produced Lil Tecca's " HVN on earth" with Kodak Black as a single from his album, Tec. [10] On the same day, BNYX co-produced Drake's " Slime You Out" featuring SZA. [11] [12] The track debuted at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Bnyx's first chart-topping song. [13] On September 22, Lil Tecca released his third studio album, Tec, in which Bnyx produced both "Yves" and "HVN on earth" (with Kodak Black). [14] On October 6, Drake released his eighth studio album, For All the Dogs in which Bnyx helped produce eight songs: " Fear of Heights", " IDGAF" (featuring Yeat), " 7969 Santa", "Slime You Out" (with SZA), "What Would Pluto Do", "All the Parties" (featuring Chief Keef), " Rich Baby Daddy" (featuring SZA and Sexyy Red), and "Away From Home". [15] On November 10, The Kid Laroi released his debut studio album, The First Time, in which "I Thought That I Needed You" and "What Went Wrong???" were produced by him. [16] On December 8, Nicki Minaj released her highly anticipated Pink Friday 2, on which Bnyx co-produced the twentieth cut of the album, "Blessings" featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard. [17]

At the end of 2023, Bnyx was crowned the "Best Hip-Hop Producer Alive" of the year. [18]

On January 12, 2024, Bnyx co-produced on fourth tracks off Kid Cudi's ninth studio album, Insano: "Most Ain't Dennis", "ElectroWaveBaby", "Funky Wizard Smoke", and " Porsche Topless". [19] [20] [21] On February 1, Bnyx produced "Bnyx Da Reaper", the lead single to YoungBoy Never Broke Again's upcoming album. [22] In April, he signed a record deal with Capitol Records, Field Trip Recordings, and Lyfestyle Corporation in preparation for the release of his debut studio album. [23]

Production discography

Charted singles

List of singles as either producer or co-producer
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
R&B/HH 		US
Rap 		AUS CAN FRA IRE NZ UK WW
" Talk"
( Yeat) 		2022 42 — — — 55 — — — — 85 Lyfe
" Search & Rescue"
( Drake) 		2023 2 1 1 8 4 118 6 11 5 3 Non-album single
" K-pop"
( Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd) 		7 2 2 22 14 20 30 27 24 5 Utopia
" Meltdown"
(Travis Scott featuring Drake) 		3 1 1 8 1 21 10 4 10 2
  • MC: Platinum
" Bigger Then Everything"
(Yeat) 		— [A] 37 — — — — — — [B] — — Non-album single
" Hvn on Earth"
( Lil Tecca featuring Kodak Black) 		88 30 — — 69 — — — [C] — — Tec
" Slime You Out"
(Drake featuring SZA) 		1 1 — 12 2 77 8 9 10 3 For All the Dogs
" Rich Baby Daddy"
(Drake featuring SZA and Sexyy Red) 		11 4 3 11 18 152 20 9 10 16

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs as either producer or co-producer
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
R&B/HH 		US
Rap 		AUS CAN FRA IRE NZ UK WW
" Out the Way"
(Yeat) 		2022 — [D] 36 — — 73 — — — [E] — —
  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
 Lyfe
"No More Talk"
(Yeat) 		2023 77 27 16 — 81 — — — [F] — — Afterlyfe
"Nun I'd Change"
(Yeat) 		— [G] — — — — — — — [H] — —
" Aye"
( Lil Uzi Vert featuring Travis Scott) 		31 11 7 — 44 — 68 — [I] 93 54 Pink Tape and Utopia [J]
" Sirens"
(Travis Scott) 		27 26 14 37 24 36 — 34 — [K] 22 Utopia
"DYNASTY"
(Kash Krabs featuring Oddwin, Yung Patrick, Sauceward, Spongeguap, and qulan.) [35] 		- — — — — — — — — — DYNASTY // CHOCOLATE
"Hold Me"
( Quavo) 		— 50 — — — — — — — — Rocket Power
" Fear of Heights"
(Drake) 		10 9 7 22 8 90 — 28 — [L] 13 For All the Dogs
" IDGAF"
(Drake featuring Yeat) 		2 2 2 6 1 25 9 6 5 1
" 7969 Santa"
(Drake) 		16 12 10 66 16 103 — — — [M] 19
"What Would Pluto Do"
(Drake) 		18 14 12 21 53 — — — — [N] 24
"All the Parties"
(Drake featuring Chief Keef) 		26 19 15 68 27 — — — — [O] 30
"Away From Home"
(Drake) 		32 23 19 99 33 — — — — [P] 47
"I Thought That I Needed You"
( The Kid Laroi) 		— — — — — — — — [Q] — — The First Time
"Blessings"
( Nicki Minaj featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard) 		— [R] — — — — — — — — — Pink Friday 2
"ElectroWaveBaby"
( Kid Cudi) 		2024 — — — — — — — — [S] — — Insano
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Bigger Then Everything" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [24]
  2. ^ "Bigger Then Everything" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [25]
  3. ^ "Hvn on Earth" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [26]
  4. ^ "Out the Way" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [27]
  5. ^ "Out the Way" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [28]
  6. ^ "No More Talk" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [29]
  7. ^ "Nun I'd Change" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number twenty-three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [30]
  8. ^ "Nun I'd Change" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [31]
  9. ^ "Aye" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 4 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [32]
  10. ^ "Aye" was included on early versions of Utopia, including the vinyl release, but was excluded from the final version released on streaming. [33]
  11. ^ "Sirens" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 56 on the UK Streaming Chart. [34]
  12. ^ "Fear of Heights" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 24 on the UK Streaming Chart. [36]
  13. ^ "7969 Santa" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 34 on the UK Streaming Chart. [36]
  14. ^ "What Would Pluto Do" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 47 on the UK Streaming Chart. [36]
  15. ^ "All the Parties" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Streaming Chart. [36]
  16. ^ "All the Parties" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, as chart rules only allow three songs per artist to chart within the top one hundred at a time, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Streaming Chart. [36]
  17. ^ "I Thought That I Needed You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [37]
  18. ^ "Blessings" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [38]
  19. ^ "ElectroWaveBaby" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [39]

References

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  4. ^ Strauss, Matthew (April 7, 2023). "Drake Shares New Song "Search & Rescue": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Ritchie, Matthew (July 8, 2023). "Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape Album Review: A Sprawling, Unabashedly Uncategorizable Opus". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Garcia, Thania (July 28, 2023). "Travis Scott's 'Utopia': A Song by Song Breakdown of Every Featured Artist, Producer and More". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Mamo, Heran (July 21, 2023). "Travis Scott, The Weeknd & Bad Bunny Team Up on 'KPOP' Single: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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  10. ^ Cole, Alexander (August 18, 2023). "Lil Tecca Teams Up With Kodak Black On "HVN ON EARTH"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Lamarre, Carl (September 14, 2023). "Drake Teases Upcoming 'For All the Dogs' Collaboration With SZA". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  13. ^ Trust, Gary (September 25, 2023). "Drake & SZA's 'Slime You Out' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  16. ^ Lochrie, Conor (November 10, 2023). "The Kid Laroi Drops Debut Album 'The First Time'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  17. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (December 13, 2023). "Will It Be a 'Pink' Christmas for Nicki Minaj Atop the Billboard 200?". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  19. ^ Price, Joe (June 2, 2023). "Kid Cudi Shares New Song "Porsche Topless" After 'Pivoting' Away From Single Fans Were Lukewarm About". Complex. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  35. ^ KASH KRABS (Ft. BNYX®, Sauceward, Spongeguap & YUNG PATRICK) – DYNASTY, retrieved 2024-02-07
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