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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 ofWorking 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[edit]

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[edit]

2017-2021: Career beginnings and Working on Dying[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Charted singles[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

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  2. ^ "BNYX". Genius. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c McKinney, Jessica (January 30, 2024). "A Rare Conversation With BNYX, The Best Hip-Hop Producer Of 2023". Complex. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  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.
  8. ^ Cole, Alexander (August 10, 2023). "Yeat Reflects On His Success With Somber New Single "bigger then everything"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Darville, Jordan (August 10, 2023). "Yeat brings the bell back on "bigger thën everything"". The Fader. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  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.
  12. ^ Renshaw, David (September 14, 2023). "Drake teases upcoming collaborations with Yeat and SZA". The Fader. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  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.
  14. ^ Bernstein, Elaina (September 22, 2023). "Lil Tecca Drops off Third Studio Album 'TEC'". Hypebeast. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  15. ^ Denis, Kyle (October 6, 2023). "Drake's 'For All the Dogs': All 23 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  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.
  18. ^ McKinney, Jessica; Wisenthal, Lucas; Fitzgerald, Kiana; Bengtson, Russ; Westhoff, Ben; Rocque, Anslem; Davenport, Khal; Dunne, Brendan; Ortiz, Edwin; Williams, Austin; Stern, Macklin; Corrigan, Graham; Tharpe, Frazier; Scott, Damien; Diaz, Angel; Gee, Andre; Adams, Dart; Thompson, Bonsu; Wang, Oliver (January 30, 2024). "The Best Hip-Hop Producer Alive, Every Year Since 1979". Complex. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  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.
  20. ^ @KiDCuDi (June 19, 2023). "BNYX produced that one too @BNYX" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Kid Cudi Shares a Snippet of New Music". HotNewHipHop. June 19, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  22. ^ Horvath, Zachary (February 2, 2024). "NBA YoungBoy Murders The Beat On "BNYX Da Reaper"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  23. ^ Lamarre, Carl (2024-04-03). "Producer BNYX Partners With Field Trip Recordings & Capitol Records". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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  32. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  33. ^ "UTOPIA (First Edition) by Travis Scott". Genius. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  34. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart (4 August 2023 - 10 August 2023)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  35. ^ KASH KRABS (Ft. BNYX®, Sauceward, Spongeguap & YUNG PATRICK) – DYNASTY, retrieved 2024-02-07
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