You may not have heard of Fonzworth Bentley, or Derek Watkins - his real name. But signs are all pointing to the possibility that you soon will. The rapper's debut album is due out on Kanye West's GOOD Music label, and in the meantime he has released a song and music video that don't just feature himself - Kanye and Outkast's Andre 3000 are there as well, with bells on.
The video features Bentley, Dre and Kanye, tuxedo-clad, dancing with a band on an old-timey stage. Kanye sings the hook, Andre drops a sweet central verse, and Bentley - well, he looks good in a bowtie. To be honest it's hard to tear our eyes away from Andre 3000's forehead, where he appears to be wearing an eye-patch - but he's forgotten to lower it over his eye.
Bentley started out as an assistant to P Diddy, but in the hip-hop world such assistantship can go a long way. Besides the upcoming album, titled COLOURS, Bentley's also got his own reality TV show - and a line of signature umbrellas. COLOURS, which stands for Cool Outrageous Lovers of Uniquely Raw Style, is also rumoured to feature cameos by Young Jeezy, Esthero and the late Pimp C.
And of course we note that the Americans here spell "COLOURS" with a deliciously British "u".
