Bentley Farnsworth - Knob

“You’ll get an understanding … that I’m that funny, super-fly, incredibly handsome, very well-educated concert master. Or I’m just that funny guy with the umbrella. I think people will be able to see what’s behind the parasol.”

“You’ll get an understanding … that I’m that funny, super-fly, incredibly handsome, very well-educated concert master. Or I’m just that funny guy with the umbrella. I think people will be able to see what’s behind the parasol.”

These are the words from Bentley Farnsworth aka the man with the umbrella in a few hip hop videos. Or maybe you know him from the memorable (skippable?) “I’m fantastically well” skit on Andre 3000’s The Love Below skit, “Good Day Good Sir”. Or you might know him as Puffy’s former assistant who for some reason raps now.

The fruity umbrella-holder is preparing his debut album C.O.L.O.R.S, which stands for “Cool Out way, just Lovers Of uniquely Raw Style.” Worst acronym since N.O.R.E (Nore On the Run Eatin’)

“Its no secret I love wearing a lot of colours,” Bentley said. “I always get asked, ‘Bentley, what’s your favourite colour?’ I don’t have a favourite colour, but I can tell you it ain’t white.”

Zing!

C.O.L.O.R.S will be released through Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music label (what’s with the acronyms guys?). Kanye is blindly optimistic about this album, adding:

“Kanye signed Puffy’s butler,’ that’s what the naysayers are saying. At one point in time, I was working at the Gap. I’m Kanye West. That’s what I was doing. That was my job. That’s how I was able to pay to go to the prom, or whatever I was doing at the time.”

I predict Farnsworth’s debut will be the queerest hip hop album in history.