Anthony Dent

Anthony Dent
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • producer
LabelsState Of Mind Muzic Inc. / Bad Boy Records

Anthony Dwayne Dent[1] is an American record producer who served as in-house talent for the Hitmen, a branch of Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records, from 1997 to 2004. He is credited with having co-produced the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles "Survivor" for Destiny's Child and "Friend of Mine" for Kelly Price, as well as discovering and mentoring then-unknown singer Keri Hilson.[2][3] He is the founder of State of Mind Muzic, a music production outfit.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Music Sermon: We've Been Sleeping on Bad Boy's Dream Team". September 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Sarig, Roni (September 7, 2007). Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306816475.
  3. ^ Dancing with the Devil: How Puff Burned the Bad Boys of Hip-hop. NewMark Books. 2009. ISBN 9780615276502. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "WBSS Media-Keri Hilson". Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Native Changes Hip-Hop History with New Beats". December 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Music Sermon: We've Been Sleeping on Bad Boy's Dream Team". September 15, 2019. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bad Boy's Hitmen Talk Stevie J, Kanye West & Their Impact on Music [EXCLUSIVE]". November 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "In Chucky Thompson, Black Music found big sound". Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.