Английская Википедия:Floyd Bentley

Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Floyd Bentley, also known as A1 and Sprng BRK, is an American songwriter, rapper, producer, and reality television personality known for his co-writing contributions to various Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Future projects, most notably the Grammy-winning, Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Wait for U".^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Bentley's tumultuous relationship with fellow artist and songwriter Lyrica Anderson has been chronicled on numerous reality television shows, such as Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood where Bentley appeared from seasons 3 through 6, as well as other various reality shows.^[5]^[6]

Career

Early life

Bentley grew up on “the rough side of Kansas City”, and was accepted to Highland Community College, where he played basketball.^[7] In his junior year, Bentley suffered a serious leg injury, making the decision to subsequently leave both the basketball team and college. After returning home and starting a job, Bentley began to write songs and rap, attracting the interest of an early manager. He quickly realized that his passion was music, and moved to Los Angeles to break into the music industry. Bentley experienced homelessness for 8 months before a chance encounter with Tony! Toni! Toné! artist and producer Raphael Saadiq, who allowed him to use his studio for six months after hearing several early demos, and Saadiq also introduced him to Mike Caren, the former Executive President of A&R at Atlantic Records.^[1] Caren subsequently gave Bentley the opportunity to write for several artists in his roster, including Trey Songz and Tank.^[8]

2010-2018: Initial songwriting success

In 2010, Bentley co-wrote "Unusual" featuring Drake for American singer Trey Songz, which entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number seven on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and won Bentley an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award.^[9] Over years, he also received album placements on various Tank, Chris Brown, and Jason Derulo projects. In 2016, Bentley released his debut single "Upside Down" featuring rapper O.T. Genasis.^[10] Bentley began to create a closer relationship with Chris Brown's camp at this time, accepting potential album submissions and demos for Brown from other songwriters.^[11] In 2017. Bentley contributed twelve songs to Chris Brown's album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, including multi-platinum single "Party" featuring Usher and Gucci Mane, as well as platinum single "Questions".^[12]^[13]^[14] Bentley would also co-write and co-produce "No Pressure" for French Montana's Jungle Rules project, as well as co-write and co-produce Platinum single "Something New" for Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla Sign, which went viral as the result of a summer TikTok dance challenge.^[15]^[16]

2019-Present: Sprngbrk

In 2019, through a Power 106 interview, Bentley was announced as a new artist signee of T-Pain's record label Nappy Boy Entertainment, releasing debut mixtape Turbulence, before changing his artist name to Sprngbrk as a form of "reintroduction" after his reality TV appearances.^[17]^[18]^[19] Bentley released single "Pride" in 2021, as the first release in a new collaboration between Nappy Boy and music streaming platform Soundcloud's RePost A&R creation department.^[20] In 2022, Bentley co-wrote two songs from Future's album I Never Liked You, including multi-platinum, Billboard number-one single "Wait For U".^[2]

Personal life

Bentley met fellow artist-songwriter Lyrica Anderson in an elevator at a Los Angeles area studio prior to a songwriting session for a mutual friend, before getting married in 2016.^[21] Together they have one son, Ocean Zion Bentley, born in 2018. Anderson filed for divorce in 2022 for undisclosed reasons. ^[22]

Discography

Studio projects

Love Scars EP (with Lyrica Anderson) (2016)
Turbulence (2019)

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Sensei"	2017	Chris Brown	Heartbreak on a Full Moon

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Unusual" (Featuring Drake)	2010	Trey Songz	Passion, Pain & Pleasure
"I'm Pouring My Heart Out"	2010	Norman Brown	Sending My Love
"Stingy" (Featuring Donnie Wahlberg)	2011	Jordan Knight	Unfinished
"Lonely" (Featuring Chris Brown)	2012	Tank	This Is How I Feel
"Nowhere" (Featuring Busta Rhymes)		Tank	This Is How I Feel
"I'm Gone" (Featuring Big Sean)		Tyga	Careless World: Rise of the Last King
"All We Do"	2014	Trey Songz	Trigga
"Valet" (Featuring Pleasure P & TeeFlii)	2014	Eric Bellinger	Choose Up Season
"Little Bit"	2015	Chris Brown	Royalty
"Wrist" (Featuring Solo Lucci)		Chris Brown	Royalty
"Love Like That" (Featuring K. Michelle)		Jason Derulo	Everything Is 4
"I Just Wanna" (Featuring Dej Loaf)		Elijah Blake	Shadows & Diamonds
"Wrist Remix (Featuring Young Thug & Jeezy)	2016	Chris Brown	Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana
"I Need Love" (Featuring Hoody Baby, Young Blacc)
"Partyin' Next Door" (Featuring Young Blacc)
"Questions"	2017		Heartbreak on a Full Moon
"Roses"
"Confidence"
"Sip"
"Hope You Do"
"Pull Up"
"Party (Featuring Usher & Gucci Mane)
"Summer Breeze"
"If You're Down"
"Run Away"
"Don't Slow Me Down"
"I Wanna"
"Hotel Bathroom"		French Montana	Jungle Rules
"No Pressure" (Featuring Future)		French Montana	Jungle Rules
"Classic You" (Featuring Chris Brown)		T-Pain	Oblivion
"No Rush"		T-Pain	Oblivion
"Ex" (Featuring YG)		Ty Dolla Sign	Beach House 3
"Enormous" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign)		Gucci Mane	Mr. Davis
"Tone It Down" (Featuring Chris Brown)		Gucci Mane	Mr. Davis
"Crash & Burn" (Featuring Kehlani)		G-Eazy	The Beautiful & Damned
"Don't Get Much Better"		Jeremih, Ty Dolla Sign & Sage the Gemini	The Fate of the Furious (soundtrack)
"Pie" (Featuring Chris Brown)		Future	Hndrxx
"Me So Bad" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign & French Montana)	2018	Tinashe	Joyride
"Something New" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign)		Wiz Khalifa	Rolling Papers 2
"Goin Thru Some Thangz"		MihTy	MihTy
"New Level"
"Take Your Time"
"These Days"
"Imitate"
"You Like That"	2019	Chris Brown	Indigo
"Cheetah"
"Part of the Plan"
"Technology"
"No Stylist" (Featuring Drake)		French Montana	Montana
"I Got Time" (Featuring Shad Da God)	2020	Chris Brown & Young Thug	Slime & B
"Undrunk" (Featuring Too Short & E-40)	2020	Chris Brown	Slime & B
"Wait for U" (Featuring Drake & Tems)	2022	Future	I Never Liked You
"Back to the Basics"		Future	I Never Liked You
"Hmhmm" (Featuring EST Gee)		Chris Brown	Breezy
"Hate Me Tomorrow"
"Closure" (Featuring H.E.R.)
"Need A Friend"	2023		11:11

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Шаблон:Tooltip
2016 - 2019	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	Himself	54 Episodes - Supporting Cast S3-S4; Main Cast S5-S6	^[23]
2017	Hollywood Unlocked With Jason Lee Uncensored	Himself	1 Episode
2017	Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood: Dirty Little Secrets	Himself	1 Episode
2018	Love & Hip Hop: New York: The Love Edition	Himself	1 Episode
2019	Love & Hip-Hop Awards: Most Certified	Himself	1 Episode
2019	40 Greatest Love & Hip Hop Moments: The Reboot – Part 1 & 2	Himself	2 Episodes
2020	The Conversation	Himself	2 Episodes - S1.4 - 1.5	^[24]
2022	Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 17 - Hip Hop Edition 5	Himself	10 Episodes - Main Cast S19	^[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Result	Ref
2012	ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards	Award-Winning Songs (Unusual)	Шаблон:Won	^[26]
2023	65th Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (Wait for U)	Шаблон:Nominated	^[27]^[28]
	65th Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (Wait for U) Шаблон:Ref	Шаблон:Won	^[29]^[30]
	BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards	Most-Performed Songs (Wait for U)	Шаблон:Won	^[31]

Notes

A. Шаблон:Ref Winning songwriters in this category are awarded with a Winner's Certificate.

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