Anthony Dent

Anthony Dent
Genres	R&B soul hip-hop
Occupations	Songwriter producer
Labels	State 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]

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.[9][10][11]

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Real Niggaz" (Featuring Too Short)	1997	Jay-Z	In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
"Everybody Wants a Name"		Big Mike	Still Serious
"I Love You Baby" (Featuring Black Rob)		Puff Daddy	No Way Out
"It's Alright"		Too Short & UGK	Dangerous Ground: The Soundtrack
"Friend of Mine" [12]	1998	Kelly Price	Soul of a Woman
"Friend of Mine (Remix)" (Featuring R. Kelly & Ronald Isley)
"Sunny Days"		Faith Evans	Keep the Faith
"Keep the Faith"
"The Time Is Now (Intro)" (Featuring Missy Elliott)		Nicole Wray	Make It Hot
"Traffic Jam (Interlude)"
"Pressure (Interlude)"
"Without You"			Why Do Fools Fall in Love: The Soundtrack
"They Never Saw Me Coming"		TQ	They Never Saw Me Coming
"If"	1999	Case	Personal Conversation
"Liar Liar"		LaTocha Scott	The Best Man: The Soundtrack
"Dear Diary" (Featuring LaTocha Scott)		Cha Cha	Dear Diary
"Lucky Day"		Trā-Knox	Wild Wild West: The Soundtrack
"Doin' My Thang"		Shanice	Shanice
"Is This the End? (Part Two)" (Featuring Twista)		Puff Daddy	Forever
"Can't Let Go"		Profyle	Whispers in the Dark
"All My Dogs" (Featuring Jamal & Keith Murray)		N.E.W.S.	North East West South
"Come to Me"	2000	Carl Thomas	Emotional
"M.O.N.E.Y."		Lil Zane	Young World: The Future
"Too Hot to Stop"
"Ride & Shake"		Mya	Fear of Flying
"Road Dawgs" (Featuring Jay-Z, Eve, Amil & Da Brat)		DJ Clue	Backstage: Music Inspired by the Film
"Survivor" [13][14]	2001	Destiny's Child	Survivor
"Nasty Girl"
"Stop"		DeLeon	Straight From The Heart
"Don't Hate Me" (Featuring Twista)		112	Part III
"Single for the Rest of My Life"	2002	Isyss	The Way We Do
"Give It to Me"	2003	112	Hot & Wet
"What Would You Do"		Kelly Rowland	Simply Deep
"Bounce Back"		Stacie Orrico	Stacie Orrico
"Tell Me Why"	2005	8Ball & MJG	Hustle & Flow: The Soundtrack
"Necessary Thing"		Zena	All Of Me
"Is It Me"	2006	Stacie Orrico	Beautiful Awakening
"She Got Me"		Mario Vazquez	Mario Vazquez
"The Inspiration (Follow Me)"		Jeezy	Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration
"Thanks for the Misery"		Monica	The Makings of Me
"Tonight" (Featuring Cham)		Keke Palmer	Night at the Museum: The Soundtrack
"Hood Anthem"	2007		So Uncool

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Curiosity"	1998	Nicole Wray, Lil' Mo	Make It Hot

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
1999	ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards	Award-Winning Songs (Friend of Mine)	Won	[15]
2002	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	Pop Music Awards Honorees (Survivor)	Won	[16][17]

References

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.
9. "Anthony Dent Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
10. "Anthony Dent". Discogs. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
11. "Anthony Dent". Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
12. "Billboard". June 16, 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
13. "Billboard". July 21, 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
14. "Billboard". May 26, 2001. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
15. "Billboard". June 5, 1999. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
16. "ASCAP 2002 Pop Awards:: Complete List". Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
17. "Billboard". June 2002. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.