Thompson Iyamu (born 22 October 1968), known by his stage name P Tee Money, is a British DJ/

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producer, singer and

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. He is also an author and actor. Iyamu is a grandson of

Akenzua II Ọmọ n'Ọba n'Ẹdo Uku Akpọlọkpọlọ, Akenzua II (7 January 1899 – 11 June 1978) was the Oba of Benin (traditional leader of the Edo people, in Nigeria) from 1933 until his death in 1978. Akenzua II was enthroned as Oba of Benin in ...

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from 1933 – 1978. He is also the founder of the ''African film & music award'' (AFMA).

Early life and education

Iyamu was born in

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. He is a member of the Benin Royal Family as the grandson of

and nephew of

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. He was introduced to music at a young age and early influences included

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and

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. At the age of four, his family moved to

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where he completed his primary school, then was moved to a military academy. He received a degree in

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from the

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. He later moved to London in 1988.

Career

Iyamu started using the stage name ''P Tee Money'' when he began his career as a DJ in the early nineties. He toured the UK with female Rap artist

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in the latter half of 1990 and throughout 1991. His style developed into progressive house. In 2018, Iyamu collaborated with producers

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and Dirty Freek on a remix album of the song "When I Came Up" with Bon Villan, a Toronto-based indie electronic trio group. On 8 September 2019 Iyamu and Morocco-based producer Yeves released a Dance Album; ''Bass Trouble'' which he co-wrote and co-produced. On 16 May 2020 he released a single; ''Make some noise'' during the

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period which generated over 50,000 streams in the first week of release.Segun Adebayo, On 22 July 2020 he released a new album; ''You Don't Care''. One of the songs from the album contained an up-tempo beat that was influenced by music from the 1980s which featured Addie Nicole. In November 2020, he released a new Afro beat single ''Overdose on Freshness'' collaborating with Pat-E, which he co-produced. On 1 January 2021 he released a new single titled ''Scream Out Loud (Banger Mix)''. On 12 March 2021 he released a new Spanish single titled ''Vamonos''. On 28 May 2021 Iyamu was featured on DJ S’ Tingling EP which he also co-produced and was released through his record label P Tee Money Music. On 4 July 2021 he released a new afro-beat sing titled ''Caterpillar''. On 21 August 2021, he released a new single ''OOzing'' featuring Pat-E. On 3 February 2022, he came back with a new single ''360 on the highway''.

Writing

In 2015, Iyamu launched his first book titled ''The Players Code'' which was intended as a less predatory take on pickup artistry. In 2016, he released another book titled ''The Players Code Unleashed''. He has also written series of erotic romance novels. In 2019 Iyamu published two more books ''Being Whit You'' and ''Wild Seduction'', adding to his series of collections.

Acting

Iyamu has appeared in a number of motion pictures. He had roles in both '' I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003) and '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001). He was also featured in ''The Mummy video game'' (2000), as well as the live action sequel ''

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'' (2001). He has acting credits in lower-budget movies as well, including ''

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'' (2002). He featured in ''

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(2002)''.

Public Image

Upon releasing his new single, ''360 on the highway'', Iyamu has been described by social media influencers and news medias as ''The most searched African celebrity on Google''.

Books

* ''Being Whit You'' * ''Wild Seduction'' * ''The Players Code'' * ''The Players Code Unleashed''

Discography

Albums

Singles

Philanthropy

Iyamu has set up a charity with the purpose of helping young people to start their own businesses. He is known for helping some of his fans who need help paying for their college tuition, and he has opened a charity for this purpose. He is responsible for providing for some of the youths from the village he supports in

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, Nigeria with free education, through his financial donations.

Personal life

In February 2021, Iyamu lost one of his siblings and shortly afterwards he lost his father.

References

External links

*
P Tee Money on Musicbrainz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iyamu, Thompson 1968 births Living people Electronic dance music DJs British DJs British film producers British male film actors British writers Remixers British people of Nigerian descent Edo people Akenzua family