Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong (born 11 July 1987), known professionally as P2J is a Nigerian-British producer from

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, England. He has produced for high-profile pop artists including

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Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), better known as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobea ...

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' ...

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Burna Boy Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He gained recognition in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album '' ...

Tems Temilade Openiyi (born 11 June 1995), known professionally as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. She rose to prominence after being featured on Wizkid's 2020 single "Essence", which peaked at number 9 on the ''Billbo ...

, and

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...

, among others.

Career

P2J started to solidify his production career at age 14, when an instructor recommended he transfer to music courses. His career kickstarted in 2007 on the television station, '' Channel U'' under the name P2J Project with the

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song "Hands in the Air". He formerly produced songs under the name Pro2Jay, for the likes of

Tiwa Savage Tiwatope Omolara Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage (), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Savage sings in English, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba; her music is a blend of afrobeats, R&B, afropop, p ...

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and

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. In 2017, he produced the song "Covered in You" for

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's album ''

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''. In 2019, he became one of the go-to afrobeats producers, working with artists such as

GoldLink D'Anthony William Carlos (born May 17, 1993), better known by his stage name GoldLink, is an American rapper and singer from Washington, D.C. He gained recognition following the release of his debut mixtape ''The God Complex'' (2014), which was ...

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and more. His largest collaboration in 2019 was with

on the soundtrack album '' The Lion King: The Gift'' producing 6 tracks, earning him a

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nomination for

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. In 2020, he won his first Grammy award for

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, on Burna Boy's album '' Twice as Tall''. P2J was the primary producer on Wizkid's album ''

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'', which was nominated for a Grammy and included the song "

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". The song became the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the ''Billboard'' Global 200 in 2021, and a remix featuring

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was later released. In 2022, he produced for

on the song "Jealousy" from her mixtape ''

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''. He has also produced 5 songs on Young T & Bugsey's mixtape ''Truth Be Told'' and "Fallen Angel" on

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's album '' Heart on My Sleeve''.

Artistry

P2J spoke on his production style in an interview saying, "Wizkid and I were on the same path in terms of musicality when we met, in terms of merging different genres together, like merging reggae with the Afro, R&B with the Afro. He's been trying to get towards that through '' Soundman Vol. 1''. We just eased into it with ''

''. If you listen to the album, there's like a specific bass line that I've done that's quite memorable." He also said that his goal to "infuse African music in anything I do. Whether it's African music like afro and R&B, afro and house, afro and pop, or afro and rap. I've always tried to infuse it in any way."

Production discography

2013

;Nathan – ''Dark Room'' – single * 00. "Dark Room"

2015

;

– '' The Long Way Home'' * 07. "I Don't Know" (featuring Rebecca Garton) (produced with Crumz) * 17. "So Easy" (produced with Big Mike) ;

– '' R.E.D'' * 08. "Love Me Hard" (featuring

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) * 17. "Bad" (featuring

)

2017

;

– ''

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'' * 02. "Bad Boys" (featuring

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) (produced with

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, EY & Stormzy) ;

– ''

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'' * 02. "Get It Now" * 04. "Hold Me Down" ;Star.One – ''Okay (P2J Remix)'' – Single * 00. Okay (P2J Remix) (featuring Maleek Berry & Seyi Shay) ;Gyyps – ''Killafornia'' * 08. "Workout" ;

Yungen Clive James "CJ" Brooks (born 1 February 1992), known professionally as Yungen, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter from Herne Hill, South London. He first gained recognition for his 2011 freestyle video for SB.TV and in 2015 was nomina ...

– ''All Night'' – Single * 00. "All Night" (featuring

Mr Eazi Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade (born 19 July 1991), better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife a ...

) ;Reblah – ''Back to Glory'' * 04. "Wabamilo" (featuring P2J) ;

– ''

'' * 07. "Covered in You" (produced with Ayo & Keyz)

2018

;

– ''

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'' * 03. "Koni Baje" * 11. "Devil in California" ;

– '' No Shame'' * 04. "Your Choice" (featuring Burna Boy) * 08. "Higher" ;Rebecca Garton – '' The Intent 2: The Come Up (soundtrack)'' * 18. "Always" ;

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– ''

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'' * 04. "Mirror" (produced with Mario &

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)

2019

;

KSI Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing a ...

and Randolph – ''

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'' * 09. "Pull Up" (KSI featuring

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) (produced with Sammy SoSo) ;

– ''

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'' * 01. "//error" (produced with Ari PenSmith & GoldLink) * 02. "Joke Ting" (featuring Ari PenSmith) (produced with Ari PenSmith) * 03. "Maniac" (produced with OBR) * 05. "Zulu Screams" (featuring

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and

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) * 06. "More" (featuring Lola Rae) * 07. "Cokewhite" (featuring

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) (produced with Fwdslxsh, McKenzie, MD$ & Momberger) * 09. "Yard" (featuring Haile of

) * 10. "Spanish Song" (featuring WaveIQ) * 11. "No Lie" (featuring WizKid) (produced with Ari PenSmith & Deats) ;

– '' The Lion King: The Gift'' * 06. "Don't Jealous Me" ( Tekno, Lord Afrixana,

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and

) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie) * 08. "Ja Ara E" (Burna Boy) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie) * 14. "Water" (Salatiel,

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and Beyoncé) (produced with Beyoncé) * 15. "

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" (Beyoncé,

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and Wizkid featuring

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) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie) * 17. "Keys to the Kingdom" (Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi) (produced with Beyoncé, Northboi Oracle, GuiltyBeatz & Dixie) * 25. "Scar" (

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and

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) (produced with Beyoncé, Tim Suby, Hamelin, Ari PenSmith, Dixie & Mike Dean) ;

– ''

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'' * 02. "Anybody" ;

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– ''Don't Leave Me Lonely'' (featuring

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) * 01. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" (featuring

) ;

– ''WSTRN Season, Vol. 2'' * 14. "Switch It Up" (produced with AoD & PRGRSHN) ;

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– ''Situationship'' – Single * 00. "Situationship" ;Odunsi (The Engine) – ''Better Days / Wetin Dey'' – Single * 00. "Better Days" (featuring Wani) ;

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– ''Bare With Me'' * 02. "Secrets" * 03. "Bulletproof" * 05. "When You're Ready" ;

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– ''10/10'' – Single * 00. "10/10" (featuring Giggs) ;

– ''G Love'' – Single * 00. "G Love" (featuring Wizkid) ;

– '' Hot Pink'' * 08. "Addiction" (produced with Ari PenSmith) ;Jaz Karis – ''Summer Stories'' * 03. "Bad Memories" * 03. "Come Around" * 04. "Owe You" * 06. "Unwritten Rules" ;

– ''

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'' * 07. "Get to You" ;Skylar Stecker – ''Redemption'' * 03. Sleep On"

2020

; Starboy – '' Soundman Vol. 1'' * 01. "Jam" (Wizkid featuring Chronixx) ;

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– ''Slow Down (P2J Remix)'' – Single * 00. "Slow Down (P2J Remix)" (featuring

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) ;Manny Norté – ''4AM'' – Single * 00. "4AM" (with

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, Rema &

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) ;Lilah – ''Atlantis'' * 01. "Atlantis" * 03. "Summer Nights Fling" * 04. "Oxymoron" * 05. "Tired" * 06. "Euphoria" * 07. "Lilah's Lullaby" ;

– ''Upon Reflection'' * 04. "10/10" (featuring Giggs) * 05. "Burn" (featuring

& Talay Riley) ; Young T & Bugsey – ''Plead the 5th'' * 06. "Stand Up Man" ;Haley Cassidy – ''Stripped'' * 03. "Beyond the Sun" * 04. "Foolish" * 07. "Life After You" * 09. "So Gone (Interlude)" * 10. "Still Stay" (featuring Tiggs Da Author) * 11. "Why Didn't You Call?" ;

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– ''

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'' * 10. "Easy" (featuring

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) ;

– '' Twice as Tall'' * 02. "Alarm Clock" (produced with

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) ;

– ''Celia'' * 08. "Us (Interlude)" ;

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– '' Alicia'' * 04. " Wasted Energy" (featuring

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) ;

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– '' Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez'' * 07. "

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" (featuring

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and

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) * 12. "Opium" (featuring

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– ''

'' * 01. "Reckless" * 02. "Ginger" (featuring Burna Boy) (produced with

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) * 03. "Longtime" (featuring Skepta) (produced with

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) * 04. "Mighty Wine" * 05. "Blessed" (featuring

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) * 06. "Smile" (featuring

) * 07. "Piece of Me" (featuring

) * 08. "No Stress" * 10. "Sweet One" * 11. "Essence" (featuring

) (produced with

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) * 14. "Grace" * 16. "Mood" (featuring Buju) * 17. "Steady" * 18. "Essence (Remix)" (featuring

& Tems) ;

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– ''Say It Again'' – Single * 01. "Say It Again" ;

– ''Before Love Came To Kill Us'' * 09. "ROOF" ;

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– Blessings (Remix) * 01. "Blessings Remix" (featuring

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)

2021

;

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– ''Titanium & Mercury'' – Single * 01. "Titanium" ;

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– ''Ready Is Always Too Late'' * 05. "Anymore" (featuring

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) ;

– ''

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'' * 14. "Dying 4 Your Love" (produced with Marco Bernadis, Malik Venner & Jack Nichols-Marcy) ;

– ''

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Wizkid – '' Morayo '' *1. Troubled Mind *2. Karamo *3. Kese (Dance) *5. Time *6. Piece of My Heart (featuring Brent Faiyaz) *7. Break Me Down *8. Bend *9. A Million Blessings *10. Après Minuit (featuring Tiakola) *11. Bad for You (featuring Jazmine Sullivan) *12. Soji *13. Don't Care *14. Slow (featuring Anaïs Cardot) *15. Lose *16. Pray

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