Before he was able to drive, BenOne was already a recording artist who had sold 325,000 units with a hit single on the Billboard Top 100 Charts as a member of the group Strong.
Born and Raised on the South Side of Chicago, BenOne’s love of music began at the age of 2, as he’d listen to the tunes his stepfather had created for the late blues legend Tyrone Davis. For Ben, music was his therapy, “The more I did it, the better I got at it,” BenOne states. At the tender age of 12, BenOne co-wrote the single, “I Can’t Hide”, under his first record deal with Un-D-Nyable Records (owned by White Sox hall of famer Frank Thomas).
In 2008, BenOne wrote and recorded “Never Leave My Girl” featuring Def Jam recording artist “Shawnna”. As a result, he inked a deal with Universal Republic 3 months later, which resulted in another Hit song “My Eyes”! His new single in 2010 “Beat it Like A Drum” featured “Twista” and various Chicago Artist, including his brother “Dra’Day”. BenOne recently launched his production company FutureBoy Music Group. The FutureBoy, BenOne is giving the industry and fans another piece of his Futuristic Sound which contains all original music, written and produced by him with several featured artist on the “Bendamonium” Project, with the lead single “What Cho Name Eeeah”. His new single “She The One” will be released June 2014. August 2014, he will release his first Pop/Dance EP entitled “Late Start” with the Lead Single “Hookah”.
Just a few statistics to show Ben One’s growth and fan base: “Never Leave My Girl” currently at 1,192,422 views on YouTube, “My Eyes” currently at 86,480 views, “Beat It Like A Drum” & “Get Better” are collectively getting 100,000 views, “Gogo Girl” with Napalm currently at 490,909 views, “What Cho Name Eeeah” currently over 500,000 views and “AYE” with Gentry over 125,000 views. These are just a few videos on BenOneTV that show & prove BenOne’s credibility along with 10,000,000+ collective YouTube views.
BenOne has been featured in several major magazines nationally as one of the top up-and-coming R&B/Pop sensations. “I write based on my day-to-day journey and make music that the people can relate to and grow with. I’m not making music because I’m a great singer – I’m making music to show I’m the complete package, and most importantly, to inspire others.
-BenOne
