Mr. Probz

Mr. Probz
Mr. Probz in 2013
Background information
Also known as	Propaganda
Born	Dennis Princewell Stehr (1984-05-15) 15 May 1984 (age 41) Germany
Origin	Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Genres	Hip hop R&B soul
Occupations	Record producer singer songwriter rapper actor
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Left Lane RCA
Website	www.mrprobz.com

Dennis Princewell Stehr (born 15 May 1984), ^[1] known professionally as Mr. Probz, is a Dutch record producer, ^[2] singer and rapper.

He became known for the songs "Drivin'", "Sukkel voor de liefde", "Nothing Really Matters", and his collaborations with American hip hop acts. He made his mainstream breakthrough with his 2013 guitar ballad "Waves", which was remixed by German DJ Robin Schulz the following year. The remix peaked at number one in the charts of the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and Scotland. ^[3] Mr. Probz became the first Dutch artist to achieve one billion streams on Spotify. ^[4] He has collaborated with Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Anderson .Paak, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Galantis and Dolly Parton, among others. In addition, Probz has been involved in real estate, and founded the record label Left Lane Recordings. ^[5]

Career

2008–2013

Mr. Probz began expressing himself creatively as a graffiti artist and later incorporated his daily activities into lyrics. ^[6] In the first Dutch hip-hop film Bolletjes Blues' (2006), he played the lead role of Jimmy. In 2010, Mr. Probz was nominated for a BNN/State Award in the 'Best Artist' category. On 7 August 2010 Mr. Probz and another rapper were shot in Amsterdam. This incident received a lot of media attention. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

2013–present

At the end of 2013, a fire erupted in Mr. Probz's studio and home in which he lost all his possessions except a box of important documents and a laptop with some of his compositions. ^[10] Shortly after the fire, he achieved success with his first official single Waves .

On 16 September 2013 Mr. Probz released his hip-hop solo album titled The Treatment. He decided to release his album for free in gratitude for all the support he received from his fans after the fire. ^[11] With Waves Mr. Probz won several awards including an Edison, national and international Buma Awards, 'Best Vocal' and 'Best Single' at the FunX Music Awards and 'Best Single' at the 3FM Awards. The multi-platinum single Waves is still at No. 1 on the top 1000 singles of the Dutch charts since 1956. ^[12] In April 2014, Mr. Probz released a remix of Waves by German DJ Robin Schulz. The single earned a Grammy nomination in the "Best Remixed Recording" category in 2015. He featured on 50 Cent's single "Twisted", which was released in May 2014.

In September 2014, Mr. Probz released the single Nothing Really Matters . In October, Nothing Really Matters rose to first place in the charts in several European countries. In the Dutch Top 100 for singles, the song ranked first place for 6 weeks. ^[13] In 2015, the single by Mr. Probz and DJ Armin van Buuren 'Another You' reached the top of the Billboard Dance Chart. ^[14] Following this success, it was announced in 2016 that Mr. Probz was participating in Armin van Buuren's world tour. ^[15] In 2017, a documentary about Mr. Probz's life was released. This documentary, titled Against the Stream, was released through Red Bull TV and RTL5. ^[16] Mr. Probz scored a hit with Faith in 2019. He created this song in collaboration with the Swedish DJ duo Galantis and Dolly Parton. ^[17]

In 2020, Mr. Probz and his label Left Lane Recordings sued the record company Sony Music for allegedly failing to comply with the licensing agreement and paying royalties in a timely manner. In the summary proceedings, the court ruled in favor of Mr. Probz and his label Left Lane Recordings. ^[18] According to the ruling, Sony Music defaulted on its contractual obligations, this allowed Mr. Probz to regain control of the exploitation of his music. In 2022, Mr. Probz again filed legal proceedings against Sony Music, accusing Sony Music of deliberately failing to calculate his cut of any income on an ‘at source’ basis and of withholding bookkeeping files that his accountants need to see to effectively audit the money he is due. ^[19]

Mr. Probz is among the best-earning Dutch artists along with Martin Garrix, Afrojack, DJ Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Giorgio Tuinfort and André Rieu. ^[20]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		NL [21]	BEL
The Treatment	Released: 16 September 2013 Labels: Traumashop, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	12	179

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Track listing
Against the Stream	Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Left Lane Recordings Formats: CD, digital download	Track listing "American Dreaming" "Do It All Again" "Streets" "Tears Gone Bad" "Waves"

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		NL [21]	AUS [22]	BEL [23]	DEN [24]	GER [25]	NOR [26]	NZ [27]	SWE [28]	UK [29]	US [30]
"I'm Right Here"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Treatment
"Turning Tables"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gold Days" (featuring Action Bronson)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Waves" [A] (original or Robin Schulz remix) [B]	2014	5	3	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	14	NVPI: 6× Platinum [31] ARIA: 4× Platinum [32] BPI: 4× Platinum [33] BRMA: Platinum [34] BVMI: 4× Platinum [35] GLF: 5× Platinum [36] IFPI DEN: 4× Platinum [37] RIAA: 2× Platinum [38] RMNZ: 4× Platinum [39]	Against the Stream and Prayer
"Nothing Really Matters"		1	—	3	37	82	28	—	15	72	—	NVPI: 4× Platinum [31] BRMA: Gold [40] GLF: 2× Platinum [36] IFPI DEN: Gold [41]	Non-album singles
"Fine Ass Mess"	2016	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Till You're Loved"	2017	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NVPI: Gold [31]
"Tears Gone Bad"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Against the Stream
"Streets"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gone" (featuring Anderson Paak)		— [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Space for Two"	2018	43	—	—	—	—	35	—	— [B]	—	—
"Praying to a God"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		NL [21]	BEL [23]	GER [23]	AUT [23]	SWE [23]	AUS [23]	UK [23]
2006	"Welkom in ons leven" (Bolletjes Blues Cast featuring Negativ, Raymzter, Derenzo, Mr. Probz and Kimo)	46	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
2009	"Gora Gora Rang (Fair-Skinned)" (Imran Khan featuring Mr. Probz)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Unforgettable
2010	"Meisje luister" (Kleine Viezerik featuring Mr. Probz)	93	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
2013	"Sukkel voor de liefde" (The Opposites featuring Mr. Probz)	10	43	—	—	—	—	—	NVPI: 2× Platinum [45]	Slapeloze nachten
2014	"Twisted" (50 Cent featuring Mr. Probz)	—	80	—	—	—	—	—		Animal Ambition
	"Little Secrets" (Professor Green featuring Mr. Probz)	—	—	—	—	—	—	83		Growing Up in Public
2015	"Another You" (Armin van Buuren featuring Mr. Probz)	7	10	75	55	55	48	—	NVPI: Platinum [31] GLF: Gold [36]	Embrace
2019	"Faith" (Galantis and Dolly Parton featuring Mr. Probz)	—	—	—	—	— [C]	—	—	RIAA: Gold [47]	Church [48]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Gone" did not enter any official Netherlands singles chart, such as the Dutch Top 40 or the Dutch Single Top 100. However, it did appear on their extensions, reaching number 19 on the Dutch Top 40's Tipparade and number 12 on the Single Top 100's Single Tip. ^{[42] [43]}
2. "Space for Two" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[44]
3. "Faith" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[46]

Other appearances

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

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Long Way To Go"	2007	Joe Budden	Mood Muzik 3: The Album
"Wake Up"	2010	Thug Lordz, The Jacka	Thug Money
"No Surrender"	2013	Lloyd Banks	A.O.N. (All Or Nothing) Series Vol. 1: F.N.O. (Failure's No Option)
"Birds Fly"	2014	Hardwell	United We Are
"Hustle"		M.O.P.	Street Certified

References

Notes

• A ^ The original version of "Waves" was released in November 2013 and has charted in Australia, Belgium, Netherlands and New Zealand.
• B ^ The original version of "Waves" appears on the EP Against the Stream, while the remix appears on the album Prayer .

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