Peace Emmanuel Aderogba Oredope (born 28 March 2002), professionally known as P.Priime (Big P), is a Nigerian

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, DJ, music director,

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and

songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

. P.Priime known for the production of "Anoti" a song on

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's Grammy-nominated album ''

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'' and three of the tracks from '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' - "Anya Mmiri" by

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, "Alone" by

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, and "Coming Back For You" by

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. He is otherwise known for the sound tag "P", "Giddem", at the beginning or end of all his productions.

Career

P.Priime has produced some hit singles like "Ozumba Mbadiwe” by

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, and “

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" by

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, "Electricity" by

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and

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, “Loading” by

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and many more. He co-produced Wizkid’s

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: Deluxe Edition Album, Aṣa's V Album, and 7 out of 10 songs on

’s album which gave him more recognition in the music industry – ''

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''. P.Priime was a member of the 2018 Sarz Academy. In 2021, he was nominated for producer of the year at the AFRIMMA Awards and won. YouTube also announced P.Priime as one of the two Nigerian Producers for YouTube Black Voices Songwriter/Producer Class of 2022. Beyond music, P. Priime loves modeling and has walked the runway for Elfreda Kahlo at the

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2021.

Biography

Born in

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, into a family of choristers, P.Priime began playing drums at age 4 and mastering the piano at the age of 8. He also plays the saxophone and guitar. He attended Nuga Paul High School,

Ejigbo, Lagos Ejigbo-Lagos is a suburb of the city of Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria a Local Council Development Area (LCDA) within the Oshodi-Isolo local government area. In 2009, the Executive Chairman was the Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan. The newly elected Cha ...

. After graduation, he attended a summer school at the Musical Society of Nigeria Centre.

Awards and nominations

P.Priime's contributions to the Nigerian music industry have earned him recognition in various award shows and events including the

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category in the

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for Wizkid's

: Deluxe Edition.

Production discography

Filmography

Television: *pile of Up! (2005)

References

External links

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