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{{Short description|Nigerian-British producer}}
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| caption = P2J in 2022
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| birth_name = Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Afrobeats]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[afroswing]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Afrobeats]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[afroswing]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Record Producer}} • Songwriter
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| years_active = 2007–present
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = Warner Chappell • BMG
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Wizkid]]|[[Burna Boy]]|[[Stormzy]]|[[Beyoncé]]|[[Doja Cat]]|[[Chris Brown]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Wizkid]]|[[Burna Boy]]|[[Stormzy]]|[[Beyoncé]]|[[Doja Cat]]|[[Chris Brown]]}}
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'''Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong''' (born 11 July 1987), professionally known as '''P2J''' is a Nigerian-British producer from London, England. He is best known for his work with the likes of [[Beyoncé]], [[Wizkid]], [[Stormzy]], [[FKA Twigs]], [[Burna Boy]], [[Tems (singer)|Tems]], [[Doja Cat]] & many more.
'''Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong''' (born 11 July 1987), known professionally as '''P2J''' is a Nigerian-British producer from [[London]], England. He has produced for high-profile pop artists including [[Beyoncé]], [[Wizkid]], [[Stormzy]], [[FKA Twigs]], [[Burna Boy]], [[Tems (singer)|Tems]], and [[Doja Cat]], among others.


==Career==
==Career==
P2J started to solidify his production career at age 14, when an instructor recommended he transfer to music courses.<ref name="Vibe">{{cite web |last1=Augustine |first1=Camille |title=Views From The Studio: Producer P2J Discusses 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album |url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/views-from-the-studio-producer-p2j-interview-661977/ |website=Vibe}}</ref> His career kickstarted in 2007 on the television show, ''[[Now 70s|Channel U]]'' under the name P2J Project with the [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] song "Hands in the Air".<ref>{{cite web |title=Stories of All the Best Channel U Memories from Its 15 Years On-Air |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gykw44/channel-u-aka-memories-grime-tv-legacy |website=Vice}}</ref> He formerly produced songs under the name Pro2Jay, for the likes of [[Tiwa Savage]], [[Krept and Konan]] and [[Lily Allen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Credits - P2J |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2j-mn0003685030 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> In 2017, he produced the song "Covered in You" for [[Chris Brown]]'s album ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Brown 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon' Album Track List Revealed Feat. 45 Songs |url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2017/10/chris-brown-heartbreak-on-a-full-moon-album-tracklist-feat-45-songs/ |website=HipHop n More}}</ref>
P2J started to solidify his production career at age 14, when an instructor recommended he transfer to music courses.<ref name="Vibe">{{cite web |last1=Augustine |first1=Camille |title=Views From The Studio: Producer P2J Discusses 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album |url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/views-from-the-studio-producer-p2j-interview-661977/ |website=Vibe|date=27 August 2019 }}</ref> His career kickstarted in 2007 on the television station, ''[[Now 70s|Channel U]]'' under the name P2J Project with the [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] song "Hands in the Air".<ref>{{cite web |title=Stories of All the Best Channel U Memories from Its 15 Years On-Air |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gykw44/channel-u-aka-memories-grime-tv-legacy |website=Vice}}</ref> He formerly produced songs under the name Pro2Jay, for the likes of [[Tiwa Savage]], [[Krept and Konan]] and [[Lily Allen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Credits – P2J |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p2j-mn0003685030 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> In 2017, he produced the song "Covered in You" for [[Chris Brown]]'s album ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Brown 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon' Album Track List Revealed Feat. 45 Songs |url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2017/10/chris-brown-heartbreak-on-a-full-moon-album-tracklist-feat-45-songs/ |website=HipHop n More|date=14 October 2017 }}</ref>


In 2019, he became one of the go-to afrobeats producers, working with artists such as [[Burna Boy]], [[Wizkid]], [[GoldLink]], [[WSTRN]], [[Doja Cat]], [[Davido]] and more.<ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=High |first1=Kemet |title=How Afrobeats Is Influencing American Pop Music, According to Producer P2J |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/afrobeats-p2j-interview-beyonce-the-gift-goldlink-diaspora |website=Complex}}</ref> His largest collaboration in 2019 was with [[Beyoncé]] on the soundtrack album ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]'' producing 6 tracks, earning him a [[Grammy]] nomination for [[Best Pop Vocal Album]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alake |first1=Motolani |title=Grammy 2020: Here are the 11 Nigerians nominated |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/grammy-2020-here-are-the-11-nigerians-nominated-wizkid-burna-boy-tiwa-savage-tekno/kftbxy4 |website=Pulse}}</ref> In 2020, he won his first Grammy award for [[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album|Best Global Music Album]], on Burna Boy's album ''[[Twice as Tall]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here Are The Producers Of The Grammy Award Winning Global Music Album – "Twice As Tall" by Burna Boy |url=https://9jabreed.com/here-are-the-producers-of-the-grammy-award-winning-global-music-album-twice-as-tall-by-burna-boy/ |website=9jabreed}}</ref> P2J was the primary producer on Wizkid's album ''[[Made in Lagos]]'', which was nominated for a Grammy and included the song "[[Essence (song)|Essence]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Grammy Contenders 2022: Wizkid on His Breakthrough Year and the Blessing of 'Made in Lagos' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wizkid-interview-grammys-essence-made-in-lagos-1233117/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wizkid: My producer was sceptical about success of 'Made in Lagos' |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/wizkid-my-producer-was-skeptical-about-success-of-made-in-lagos/ |website=The Cable}}</ref> The song became the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]] in 2021, and a remix featuring [[Justin Bieber]] was later released.<ref
In 2019, he became one of the go-to afrobeats producers, working with artists such as [[Burna Boy]], [[Wizkid]], [[GoldLink]], [[WSTRN]], [[Doja Cat]], [[Davido]] and more.<ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=High |first1=Kemet |title=How Afrobeats Is Influencing American Pop Music, According to Producer P2J |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/afrobeats-p2j-interview-beyonce-the-gift-goldlink-diaspora |website=Complex}}</ref> His largest collaboration in 2019 was with [[Beyoncé]] on the soundtrack album ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]'' producing 6 tracks, earning him a [[Grammy]] nomination for [[Best Pop Vocal Album]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alake |first1=Motolani |title=Grammy 2020: Here are the 11 Nigerians nominated |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/grammy-2020-here-are-the-11-nigerians-nominated-wizkid-burna-boy-tiwa-savage-tekno/kftbxy4 |website=Pulse|date=25 November 2019 }}</ref> In 2020, he won his first Grammy award for [[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album|Best Global Music Album]], on Burna Boy's album ''[[Twice as Tall]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here Are The Producers Of The Grammy Award Winning Global Music Album – "Twice As Tall" by Burna Boy |url=https://9jabreed.com/here-are-the-producers-of-the-grammy-award-winning-global-music-album-twice-as-tall-by-burna-boy/ |website=9jabreed}}</ref> P2J was the primary producer on Wizkid's album ''[[Made in Lagos]]'', which was nominated for a Grammy and included the song "[[Essence (Wizkid song)|Essence]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Grammy Contenders 2022: Wizkid on His Breakthrough Year and the Blessing of 'Made in Lagos' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wizkid-interview-grammys-essence-made-in-lagos-1233117/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wizkid: My producer was sceptical about success of 'Made in Lagos' |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/wizkid-my-producer-was-skeptical-about-success-of-made-in-lagos/ |website=The Cable|date=13 December 2021 }}</ref> The song became the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]] in 2021, and a remix featuring [[Justin Bieber]] was later released.<ref
name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9601362/wizkid-essence-enters-hot-100|title=Wizkid's 'Essence' Enters Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=15 July 2021|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9605110/wizkid-tems-essence-global-200-chart|title=New Around the World: Wizkid & Tems Spotlight Nigeria on Global 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=22 July 2021|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9601362/wizkid-essence-enters-hot-100|title=Wizkid's 'Essence' Enters Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=15 July 2021|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9605110/wizkid-tems-essence-global-200-chart|title=New Around the World: Wizkid & Tems Spotlight Nigeria on Global 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=22 July 2021|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>


In 2022, he produced for [[FKA Twigs]] on the song "Jealousy" from her mixtape ''[[Caprisongs]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=FKA twigs Announces New Mixtape Caprisongs |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/fka-twigs-announces-new-mixtape-caprisongs/ |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> He has also produced 5 songs on [[Young T & Bugsey]]'s mixtape ''Truth Be Told''<ref>{{cite web |title=Young T & Bugsey Announce 'Truth Be Told' Project With Chronixx Collab "Blessings" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/young-t-bugsey-blessings-feat-chronixx |website=Complex}}</ref> and "Fallen Angel" on [[Ella Mai]]'s latest album "Heart on my Sleeve".
In 2022, he produced for [[FKA Twigs]] on the song "Jealousy" from her mixtape ''[[Caprisongs]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=FKA twigs Announces New Mixtape Caprisongs |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/fka-twigs-announces-new-mixtape-caprisongs/ |website=Pitchfork|date=6 January 2022 }}</ref> He has also produced 5 songs on [[Young T & Bugsey]]'s mixtape ''Truth Be Told''<ref>{{cite web |title=Young T & Bugsey Announce 'Truth Be Told' Project With Chronixx Collab "Blessings" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/young-t-bugsey-blessings-feat-chronixx |website=Complex}}</ref> and "Fallen Angel" on [[Ella Mai]]'s album ''[[Heart on My Sleeve (album)|Heart on My Sleeve]]''.


==Artistry==
==Artistry==
P2J spoke on his production style in 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&nbsp;''[[Soundman Vol. 1]]''.&nbsp;We just eased into it with&nbsp;''[[Made in Lagos]]''.&nbsp;If you listen to the album, there's like a specific bass line that I've done that's quite memorable."<ref>{{cite magazine |title='You Don't Need No Other Body': An Oral History of Wizkid's 'Essence' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/essence-oral-history-wizkid-justin-bieber-tems-1217905/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Complex"/>
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&nbsp;''[[Soundman Vol. 1]]''.&nbsp;We just eased into it with&nbsp;''[[Made in Lagos]]''.&nbsp;If you listen to the album, there's like a specific bass line that I've done that's quite memorable."<ref>{{cite magazine |title='You Don't Need No Other Body': An Oral History of Wizkid's 'Essence' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/essence-oral-history-wizkid-justin-bieber-tems-1217905/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Complex"/>


==Production discography==
==Production discography==
===2013===
===2013===
;Nathan - ''Dark Room'' - Single
;Nathan – ''Dark Room'' – single
* 00. "Dark Room"
* 00. "Dark Room"


===2015===
===2015===
;[[Krept and Konan]] - ''[[The Long Way Home (Krept and Konan album)|The Long Way Home]]''
;[[Krept and Konan]] – ''[[The Long Way Home (Krept and Konan album)|The Long Way Home]]''
* 07. "I Don't Know" (featuring Rebecca Garton) (produced with Crumz)
* 07. "I Don't Know" (featuring Rebecca Garton) (produced with Crumz)
* 17. "So Easy" (produced with Big Mike)
* 17. "So Easy" (produced with Big Mike)


;[[Tiwa Savage]] - ''[[R.E.D (Tiwa Savage album)|R.E.D]]''
;[[Tiwa Savage]] – ''[[R.E.D (Tiwa Savage album)|R.E.D]]''
* 08. "Love Me Hard" (featuring [[2face Idibia]])
* 08. "Love Me Hard" (featuring [[2face Idibia]])
* 17. "Bad" (featuring [[Wizkid]])
* 17. "Bad" (featuring [[Wizkid]])


===2017===
===2017===
;[[Stormzy]] - ''[[Gang Signs & Prayer]]''
;[[Stormzy]] – ''[[Gang Signs & Prayer]]''
* 02. "Bad Boys" (featuring [[Ghetts]] & [[J Hus]]) (produced with [[Fraser T. Smith]], EY & Stormzy)
* 02. "Bad Boys" (featuring [[Ghetts]] & [[J Hus]]) (produced with [[Fraser T. Smith]], EY & Stormzy)


;[[Tiwa Savage]] - ''[[Sugarcane (EP)|Sugarcane]]''
;[[Tiwa Savage]] – ''[[Sugarcane (EP)|Sugarcane]]''
* 02. "Get It Now"
* 02. "Get It Now"
* 04. "Hold Me Down"
* 04. "Hold Me Down"


;Star.One - ''Okay (P2J Remix)'' - Single
;Star.One – ''Okay (P2J Remix)'' – Single
* 00. Okay (P2J Remix) (featuring Maleek Berry & Seyi Shay)
* 00. Okay (P2J Remix) (featuring Maleek Berry & Seyi Shay)


;Gyyps - ''Killafornia''
;Gyyps – ''Killafornia''
* 08. "Workout"
* 08. "Workout"


;[[Yungen]] - ''All Night'' - Single
;[[Yungen]] – ''All Night'' – Single
* 00. "All Night" (featuring [[Mr Eazi]])
* 00. "All Night" (featuring [[Mr Eazi]])


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


;[[Chris Brown]] - ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]''
;[[Chris Brown]] – ''[[Heartbreak on a Full Moon]]''
* 07. "Covered in You" (produced with Ayo & Keyz)
* 07. "Covered in You" (produced with Ayo & Keyz)


===2018===
===2018===
;[[Burna Boy]] - ''[[Outside (Burna Boy album)|Outside]]''
;[[Burna Boy]] – ''[[Outside (Burna Boy album)|Outside]]''
* 03. "Koni Baje"
* 03. "Koni Baje"
* 11. "Devil in California"
* 11. "Devil in California"


;[[Lily Allen]] - ''[[No Shame (Lily Allen album)|No Shame]]''
;[[Lily Allen]] – ''[[No Shame (Lily Allen album)|No Shame]]''
* 04. "Your Choice" (featuring Burna Boy)
* 04. "Your Choice" (featuring Burna Boy)
* 08. "Higher"
* 08. "Higher"


;Rebecca Garton - ''[[The Intent 2: The Come Up|The Intent 2: The Come Up (soundtrack)]]''
;Rebecca Garton – ''[[The Intent 2: The Come Up|The Intent 2: The Come Up (soundtrack)]]''
* 18. "Always"
* 18. "Always"


;[[Mario (American singer)|Mario]] - ''[[Dancing Shadows]]''
;[[Mario (American singer)|Mario]] – ''[[Dancing Shadows]]''
* 04. "Mirror" (produced with Mario & [[Jake Gosling]])
* 04. "Mirror" (produced with Mario & [[Jake Gosling]])


===2019===
===2019===


;[[KSI]] and Randolph - ''[[New Age (KSI and Randolph album)|New Age]]''
;[[KSI]] and Randolph – ''[[New Age (KSI and Randolph album)|New Age]]''
* 09. "Pull Up" (KSI featuring [[Jme (musician)|Jme]]) (produced with Sammy SoSo)
* 09. "Pull Up" (KSI featuring [[Jme (musician)|Jme]]) (produced with Sammy SoSo)


;[[GoldLink]] - ''[[Diaspora (GoldLink album)|Diaspora]]''
;[[GoldLink]] – ''[[Diaspora (GoldLink album)|Diaspora]]''
* 01. "//error" (produced with Ari PenSmith & GoldLink)
* 01. "//error" (produced with [[Ari PenSmith]] & GoldLink)
* 02. "Joke Ting" (featuring Ari PenSmith) (produced with Ari PenSmith)
* 02. "Joke Ting" (featuring [[Ari PenSmith]]) (produced with [[Ari PenSmith]])
* 03. "Maniac" (produced with OBR)
* 03. "Maniac" (produced with OBR)
* 05. "Zulu Screams" (featuring [[Maleek Berry]] and [[Bibi Bourelly]])
* 05. "Zulu Screams" (featuring [[Maleek Berry]] and [[Bibi Bourelly]])
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* 09. "Yard" (featuring Haile of [[WSTRN]])
* 09. "Yard" (featuring Haile of [[WSTRN]])
* 10. "Spanish Song" (featuring WaveIQ)
* 10. "Spanish Song" (featuring WaveIQ)
* 11. "No Lie" (featuring WizKid) (produced with Ari PenSmith & Deats)
* 11. "No Lie" (featuring WizKid) (produced with [[Ari PenSmith]] & Deats)


;[[Beyoncé]] - ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]''
;[[Beyoncé]] – ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]''
* 06. "Don't Jealous Me" ([[Tekno (musician)|Tekno]], Lord Afrixana, [[Yemi Alade]] and [[Mr Eazi]]) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
* 06. "Don't Jealous Me" ([[Tekno (musician)|Tekno]], Lord Afrixana, [[Yemi Alade]] and [[Mr Eazi]]) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
* 08. "Ja Ara E" (Burna Boy) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
* 08. "Ja Ara E" (Burna Boy) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
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* 15. "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé, [[Saint Jhn]] and Wizkid featuring [[Blue Ivy Carter]]) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
* 15. "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé, [[Saint Jhn]] and Wizkid featuring [[Blue Ivy Carter]]) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
* 17. "Keys to the Kingdom" (Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi) (produced with Beyoncé, Northboi Oracle, GuiltyBeatz & Dixie)
* 17. "Keys to the Kingdom" (Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi) (produced with Beyoncé, Northboi Oracle, GuiltyBeatz & Dixie)
* 25. "Scar" ([[070 Shake]] and [[Jessie Reyez]]) (produced with Beyoncé, Tim Suby, Hamelin, Ari PenSmith, Dixie & [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]])
* 25. "Scar" ([[070 Shake]] and [[Jessie Reyez]]) (produced with Beyoncé, Tim Suby, Hamelin, [[Ari PenSmith]], Dixie & [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]])


;[[Burna Boy]] - ''[[African Giant]]''
;[[Burna Boy]] – ''[[African Giant]]''
* 02. "Anybody"
* 02. "Anybody"


;[[Mark Ronson]] - ''Don't Leave Me Lonely'' (featuring [[Yebba]])
;[[Mark Ronson]] – ''Don't Leave Me Lonely'' (featuring [[Yebba]])
* 01. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" (featuring [[Yebba]])
* 01. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" (featuring [[Yebba]])


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


;[[Snoh Aalegra]] - ''Situationship'' - Single
;[[Snoh Aalegra]] – ''Situationship'' – Single
* 00. "Situationship"
* 00. "Situationship"


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


;[[Justine Skye]] - ''Bare With Me''
;[[Justine Skye]] – ''Bare With Me''
* 02. "Secrets"
* 02. "Secrets"
* 03. "Bulletproof"
* 03. "Bulletproof"
* 05. "When You're Ready"
* 05. "When You're Ready"


;[[Wretch 32]] - ''10/10'' - Single
;[[Wretch 32]] – ''10/10'' – Single
* 00. "10/10" (featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]])
* 00. "10/10" (featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]])


;[[Krept and Konan]] - ''G Love'' - Single
;[[Krept and Konan]] – ''G Love'' – Single
* 00. "G Love" (featuring Wizkid)
* 00. "G Love" (featuring Wizkid)


;[[Doja Cat]] - ''[[Hot Pink (album)|Hot Pink]]''
;[[Doja Cat]] – ''[[Hot Pink (album)|Hot Pink]]''
* 08. "Addiction" (produced with Ari PenSmith)
* 08. "Addiction" (produced with Ari PenSmith)


;Jaz Karis - ''Summer Stories''
;Jaz Karis – ''Summer Stories''
* 03. "Bad Memories"
* 03. "Bad Memories"
* 03. "Come Around"
* 03. "Come Around"
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* 06. "Unwritten Rules"
* 06. "Unwritten Rules"


;[[Davido]] - ''[[A Good Time]]''
;[[Davido]] – ''[[A Good Time]]''
* 07. "Get to You"
* 07. "Get to You"


;Skylar Stecker - ''Redemption''
;Skylar Stecker – ''Redemption''
* 03. Sleep On"
* 03. Sleep On"


===2020===
===2020===
;[[Starboy Entertainment|Starboy]] - ''[[Soundman Vol. 1]]''
;[[Starboy Entertainment|Starboy]] – ''[[Soundman Vol. 1]]''
* 01. "Jam" (Wizkid featuring Chronixx)
* 01. "Jam" (Wizkid featuring Chronixx)


;[[Skip Marley]] - ''Slow Down (P2J Remix)'' - Single
;[[Skip Marley]] – ''Slow Down (P2J Remix)'' – Single
* 00. "Slow Down (P2J Remix)" (featuring [[H.E.R.]])
* 00. "Slow Down (P2J Remix)" (featuring [[H.E.R.]])


;Manny Norté - ''4AM'' - Single
;Manny Norté – ''4AM'' – Single
* 00. "4AM" (with [[6lack]], [[Rema (musician)|Rema]] & [[Tion Wayne]])
* 00. "4AM" (with [[6lack]], [[Rema (musician)|Rema]] & [[Tion Wayne]])


;Lilah - ''Atlantis''
;Lilah – ''Atlantis''
* 01. "Atlantis"
* 01. "Atlantis"
* 03. "Summer Nights Fling"
* 03. "Summer Nights Fling"
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* 07. "Lilah's Lullaby"
* 07. "Lilah's Lullaby"


;[[Wretch 32]] - ''Upon Reflection''
;[[Wretch 32]] – ''Upon Reflection''
* 04. "10/10" (featuring [[Giggs (Rapper)]])
* 04. "10/10" (featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]])
* 05. "Burn" (featuring [[Ghetts]] & Talay Riley)
* 05. "Burn" (featuring [[Ghetts]] & Talay Riley)


;[[Young T & Bugsey]] - ''Plead the 5th''
;[[Young T & Bugsey]] – ''Plead the 5th''
* 06. "Stand Up Man"
* 06. "Stand Up Man"


;Haley Cassidy - ''Stripped''
;Haley Cassidy – ''Stripped''
* 03. "Beyond the Sun"
* 03. "Beyond the Sun"
* 04. "Foolish"
* 04. "Foolish"
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* 11. "Why Didn't You Call?"
* 11. "Why Didn't You Call?"


;[[Aminé (rapper)|Aminé]] - ''[[Limbo (Aminé album)|Limbo]]''
;[[Aminé (rapper)|Aminé]] – ''[[Limbo (Aminé album)|Limbo]]''
* 10. "Easy" (featuring [[Summer Walker]])
* 10. "Easy" (featuring [[Summer Walker]])


;[[Burna Boy]] - ''[[Twice as Tall]]''
;[[Burna Boy]] – ''[[Twice as Tall]]''
* 02. "Alarm Clock" (produced with [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] & [[Timbaland]])
* 02. "Alarm Clock" (produced with [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] & [[Timbaland]])


;[[Tiwa Savage]] - ''Celia''
;[[Tiwa Savage]] – ''Celia''
* 08. "Us (Interlude)"
* 08. "Us (Interlude)"


;[[Alicia Keys]] - ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]''
;[[Alicia Keys]] – ''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]''
* 04. "[[Wasted Energy]]" (featuring [[Diamond Platnumz]])
* 04. "[[Wasted Energy]]" (featuring [[Diamond Platnumz]])


;[[Gorillaz]] - ''[[Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez]]''
;[[Gorillaz]] – ''[[Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez]]''
* 07. "[[Aries (song)|Aries]]" (featuring [[Peter Hook]] and [[Georgia (musician)|Georgia]])
* 07. "[[Aries (song)|Aries]]" (featuring [[Peter Hook]] and [[Georgia (musician)|Georgia]])
* 12. "Opium" (featuring [[EarthGang]])
* 12. "Opium" (featuring [[EarthGang]])


;[[Wizkid]] - ''[[Made in Lagos]]''
;[[Wizkid]] – ''[[Made in Lagos]]''
* 01. "Reckless"
* 01. "Reckless"
* 02. "Ginger" (featuring Burna Boy) (produced with [[Kel-P]])
* 02. "Ginger" (featuring Burna Boy) (produced with [[Kel-P]])
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* 18. "Essence (Remix)" (featuring [[Justin Bieber]] & Tems)
* 18. "Essence (Remix)" (featuring [[Justin Bieber]] & Tems)


;[[Griff (singer)|Griff]] - ''Say It Again'' - Single
;[[Griff (singer)|Griff]] – ''Say It Again'' – Single
* 01. "Say It Again"
* 01. "Say It Again"


;[[Jessie Reyez]] - ''Before Love Came To Kill Us''
;[[Jessie Reyez]] – ''Before Love Came To Kill Us''
* 09. "ROOF"
* 09. "ROOF"


;[[Angel (British musician)]] - Blessings (Remix)
;[[Angel (British musician)|Angel]] – Blessings (Remix)
* 01. "Blessings Remix" (featuring. [[French Montana]] & [[Davido]])
* 01. "Blessings Remix" (featuring [[French Montana]] & [[Davido]])


===2021===
===2021===
;[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] - ''Titanium & Mercury'' - Single
;[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] – ''Titanium & Mercury'' – Single
* 01. "Titanium"
* 01. "Titanium"


;[[Sinéad Harnett]] - ''Ready Is Always Too Late''
;[[Sinéad Harnett]] – ''Ready Is Always Too Late''
* 05. "Anymore" (featuring [[Lucky Daye]])
* 05. "Anymore" (featuring [[Lucky Daye]])


;[[Snoh Aalegra]] - ''[[Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies]]''
;[[Snoh Aalegra]] – ''[[Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies]]''
* 14. "Dying 4 Your Love" (produced with Marco Bernadis, Malik Venner & Jack Nichols-Marcy)
* 14. "Dying 4 Your Love" (produced with Marco Bernadis, Malik Venner & Jack Nichols-Marcy)


;[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] - ''[[We're All Alone in This Together]]''
;[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] – ''[[We're All Alone in This Together]]''
* 06. "System" (featuring Wizkid) (produced with Kyle Evans, [[Jae5]] & Joe Reeves)
* 06. "System" (featuring Wizkid) (produced with Kyle Evans, [[Jae5]] & Joe Reeves)
* 07. "Lazarus" (featuring Boj) (produced with Jae5 & Joe Reeves)
* 07. "Lazarus" (featuring Boj) (produced with Jae5 & Joe Reeves)
* 10. "Twenty to One" (produced with Dave & Kyle Evans)
* 10. "Twenty to One" (produced with Dave & Kyle Evans)


;[[Not3s]] - ''3 Th3 Album''
;[[Not3s]] – ''3 Th3 Album''
* 08. "Counting"
* 08. "Counting"


;[[WSTRN]] - ''Wonder Woman'' - Single
;[[WSTRN]] – ''Wonder Woman'' – Single
* 00. "Wonder Woman"
* 00. "Wonder Woman"


;[[Tion Wayne]] - ''Green with Envy''
;[[Tion Wayne]] – ''Green with Envy''
* 07. "West End" (featuring [[D-Block Europe]])
* 07. "West End" (featuring [[D-Block Europe]])
* 12. "Realest One"
* 12. "Realest One"
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* 15. "Homecoming"
* 15. "Homecoming"


;Tamera - ''Afrodite''
;[[Tamera Foster|Tamera]] – ''Afrodite''
* 01. "Wickedest"
* 01. "Wickedest"
* 02. "New Hobby"
* 02. "New Hobby"
* 03. "Strong For Me"
* 03. "Strong For Me"
* 04. "Angel Dust"
* 04. "Angel Dust"
* 05. "Good Love" (featuring Tay Iwar)
* 05. "Good Love" (featuring [[Tay Iwar]])


;[[Pa Salieu]] - ''Afrikan Rebel''
;[[Pa Salieu]] – ''Afrikan Rebel''
* 01. "Shining" (featuring [[Tay Iwar]] & [[Zlatan (musician)|Zlatan]])
* 01. "Shining" (featuring Tay Iwar & [[Zlatan (musician)|Zlatan]])


;[[Burna Boy]] - ''B.D'or'' featuring [[Wizkid]] - Single
;[[Burna Boy]] – ''B.D'or'' featuring [[Wizkid]] – Single
* 01. "B.D'or" (featuring [[Wizkid]])
* 01. "B.D'or" (featuring [[Wizkid]])


;[[Zhavia Ward]] - ''Big Girl$ Don't Cry'' - Single
;[[Zhavia Ward]] – ''Big Girl$ Don't Cry'' – Single
* 01. "Big Girl$ Don't Cry"
* 01. "Big Girl$ Don't Cry"


===2022===
===2022===
;[[FKA Twigs]] - ''[[Caprisongs]]''
;[[FKA Twigs]] – ''[[Caprisongs]]''
* 11. "Jealousy" (featuring Rema) (produced with [[Fred again|FRED]], [[El Guincho]], FKA Twigs & [[Koreless]])
* 11. "Jealousy" (featuring Rema) (produced with [[Fred Again]], [[El Guincho]], FKA Twigs & [[Koreless]])


;[[Young T & Bugsey]] - ''Truth Be Told''
;[[Young T & Bugsey]] – ''Truth Be Told''
* 02. "Big Bidness"
* 02. "Big Bidness"
* 04. "Caliente" (featuring [[Aitch (rapper)|Aitch]])
* 04. "Caliente" (featuring [[Aitch (rapper)|Aitch]])
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* 11. "Glitter Ain't Gold"
* 11. "Glitter Ain't Gold"


;[[Ella Mai]] - ''[[Heart on My Sleeve (album)|Heart on My Sleeve]]''
;[[Ella Mai]] – ''[[Heart on My Sleeve (album)|Heart on My Sleeve]]''
* "Fallen Angel" (produced with Meko yohannes, Jahaan Sweet, Gaetan Judd, [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]] & Ari PenSmith)
* "Fallen Angel" (produced with Meko yohannes, Jahaan Sweet, Gaetan Judd, [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]] & Ari PenSmith)

;Burna Boy – ''[[Love, Damini]]''
* 02. "Science"
* 06. "Whiskey"
* 10. "Dirty Secrets"
* 12. "For My Hand" (featuring [[Ed Sheeran]])

;[[Omah Lay]] – ''[[Boy Alone]]''
* 02. "i"
* 13. "tell everybody" (featuring Tay Iwar)

;Beyoncé – ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''
* 10. "Move" (produced with Beyoncé, [[GuiltyBeatz]], [[MeLo-X]], [[The-Dream]] & [[Stuart White (recording engineer)|Stuart White]])

;[[Aitch (rapper)|Aitch]] – ''[[Close to Home (Aitch album)|Close to Home]]''
* 09. "Cheque"

;[[Santigold]] – ''[[Spirituals (Santigold album)|Spirituals]]''
* 08. "No Paradise"

;[[CKay]] – ''[[Sad Romance]]''
* 02. "Mmadu" (produced with Ckay)

;[[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]] – ''[[Mata (album)|MATA]]''
* 02. "Zoo Girl" (produced with Ckay)

;[[A Boogie wit da Hoodie]] – ''[[Me vs. Myself]]''
* 03. "Take Shots" (featuring Tory Lanez)

;[[Wizkid]] – ''[[More Love, Less Ego]]''
* 01. "Money & Love"
* 03. "Bad to Me"
* 04. "2 Sugar" (featuring [[Ayra Starr]])
* 05. "Everyday"
* 06. "Slip n Slide" (featuring [[Skillibeng]] & [[Shenseea]])
* 07. "Deep"
* 08. "Flower Pads"
* 09. "Wow" (featuring [[Skepta]] & [[Naira Marley]])
* 11. "Plenty Loving"
* 13. "Frames (Who's Gonna Know)"

;[[Stormzy]] – ''[[This Is What I Mean]]''
* 02. "This Is What I Mean" (featuring [[Black Sherif]], [[Amaarae]] & [[Ms Banks]])
* 05. "Need You" (featuring tendai & Ayra Starr)
* 06. "Hide & Seek"
* 10. "Bad Blood" (featuring [[Nao (singer)|NAO]])
* 11. "I Got My Smile Back" (featuring [[India.Arie]])

===2023===
;[[Kali Uchis]] – ''[[Red Moon in Venus]]''
* 06. "Fantasy"

;[[Chloe Bailey|Chlöe]] – ''[[In Pieces (Chlöe album)|In Pieces]]''
* 04. "I Don't Mind"

;[[Jorja Smith]] – ''falling or flying''
* 03. "Little Things"

;Tay Iwar – ''Summer Breeze ''
* 06. "Don't Lie"

;[[Masego (musician)|Masego]] – ''Masego''
* 10. "Say You Want Me" (produced with E.Y. & Dan Foster)

;[[J Hus]] – ''[[Beautiful and Brutal Yard]]''
* 02. "Massacre"
* 03. "Who Told You" (featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])
* 04. "Militerian" (featuring Naira Marley)
* 19. "Playing Chess"

;[[Lil Tjay]] – ''222''
* 01. "Nightshift"

;[[Tori Kelly]] – ''[[Tori (EP)|Tori]]''
* 04. "Unbelievable" (featuring [[Ayra Starr]])

===2024===
;[[Kali Uchis]] – ''[[Orquídeas|ORQUÍDEAS]]''
* 02. "Me Pongo Loca"
* 05. "Diosa"
* 07. "Perdiste"

<br />'''[[Tyla (South African singer)|Tyla]] – ''[[Tyla (album)|TYLA]]'''''
* 11. "On My Body" (with [[Becky G]])

<br />'''[[Ayra Starr]] – ''[[ The Year I Turned 21]]'''''
* 2. Goodbye (Warm Up" (with [[Asake]])

<br />'''[[Victony]] – ''[[Stubborn (album)|Stubborn]]'''''
* 3. Ludo (with Shallipopi)
* 4. Anita
* 15. Sunday School


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
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|[[Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award]]
|[[Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award]]
|[[Record of the Year]]
|[[Record of the Year]]
|''[[Brown Skin Girl]] - [[Beyoncé]] ft. [[Wizkid]] & [[Saint Jhn]]''
|''[[Brown Skin Girl]] – [[Beyoncé]] ft. [[Wizkid]] & [[Saint Jhn]]''
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/views-from-the-studio-producer-p2j-interview-661977/ | title=Views from the Studio: Producer P2J Discusses 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album | date=27 August 2019 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/views-from-the-studio-producer-p2j-interview-661977/ | title=Views from the Studio: Producer P2J Discusses 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album | date=27 August 2019 }}</ref>
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|[[Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award]]
|[[Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award]]
|[[Record of the Year]]
|[[Record of the Year]]
|''[[Essence (song)]] - [[Wizkid]] ft. [[Tems (singer)|Tems]]''
|''[[Essence (Wizkid song)|Essence (song)]] – [[Wizkid]] ft. [[Tems (singer)|Tems]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/rolling-stone-names-wizkid-tems-and-p2js-essence-top-song-of-2021 | title=Rolling Stone Names Wizkid, Tems and P2J's "Essence" Top Song of 2021 | date=6 December 2021 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/rolling-stone-names-wizkid-tems-and-p2js-essence-top-song-of-2021 | title=Rolling Stone Names Wizkid, Tems and P2J's "Essence" Top Song of 2021 | date=6 December 2021 }}</ref>
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|-
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance|Best Global Music Performance]]
|[[Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance|Best Global Music Performance]]
|"[[Essence (song)|Essence]]"
|"[[Essence (Wizkid song)|Essence]]"
{{Small|(featuring [[Tems (singer)|Tems]]}})
{{Small|(featuring [[Tems (singer)|Tems]]}})
|{{Nominated}}
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|2023
|A&R Awards
|Producer Of The Year
|Himself
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2023 |title=The A&R Awards 2023: The finalists revealed! |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-ar-awards-2023-finalists-revealed/ |access-date=30 September 2023|website=Music Business Worldwide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2023|title=The A&R Awards 2023: All The Winners|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-ar-awards-2023-all-the-winners/#:~:text=Big%20winners%20on%20the%20night,for%20her%20work%20with%20Boygenius.|access-date=9 January 2024|website=Music Business Worldwide}}</ref>
|}
|}


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[[Category:21st-century Nigerian musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Nigerian musicians]]
[[Category:Black British musicians]]
[[Category:British record producers]]
[[Category:Musicians from London]]
[[Category:Nigerian songwriters]]
[[Category:Nigerian songwriters]]
[[Category:Nigerian record producers]]
[[Category:Nigerian record producers]]

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P2J
P2J in 2022
P2J in 2022
Background information
Birth nameRichard Olowaranti Mbu Isong
Also known asPro2Jay
Born (1987-07-11) 11 July 1987 (age 37)
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2007–present
Labels

Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong (born 11 July 1987), known professionally as P2J is a Nigerian-British producer from London, England. He has produced for high-profile pop artists including Beyoncé, Wizkid, Stormzy, FKA Twigs, Burna Boy, Tems, and Doja Cat, among others.

Career

[edit]

P2J started to solidify his production career at age 14, when an instructor recommended he transfer to music courses.[1] His career kickstarted in 2007 on the television station, Channel U under the name P2J Project with the grime song "Hands in the Air".[2] He formerly produced songs under the name Pro2Jay, for the likes of Tiwa Savage, Krept and Konan and Lily Allen.[3] In 2017, he produced the song "Covered in You" for Chris Brown's album Heartbreak on a Full Moon.[4]

In 2019, he became one of the go-to afrobeats producers, working with artists such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, GoldLink, WSTRN, Doja Cat, Davido and more.[5] His largest collaboration in 2019 was with Beyoncé on the soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift producing 6 tracks, earning him a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album.[6] In 2020, he won his first Grammy award for Best Global Music Album, on Burna Boy's album Twice as Tall.[7] P2J was the primary producer on Wizkid's album Made in Lagos, which was nominated for a Grammy and included the song "Essence".[8][9] 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 Justin Bieber was later released.[10][11]

In 2022, he produced for FKA Twigs on the song "Jealousy" from her mixtape Caprisongs.[12] He has also produced 5 songs on Young T & Bugsey's mixtape Truth Be Told[13] and "Fallen Angel" on Ella Mai's album Heart on My Sleeve.

Artistry

[edit]

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 Made in Lagos. If you listen to the album, there's like a specific bass line that I've done that's quite memorable."[14] 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."[5]

Production discography

[edit]

2013

[edit]
Nathan – Dark Room – single
  • 00. "Dark Room"

2015

[edit]
Krept and Konan – The Long Way Home
  • 07. "I Don't Know" (featuring Rebecca Garton) (produced with Crumz)
  • 17. "So Easy" (produced with Big Mike)
Tiwa Savage – R.E.D

2017

[edit]
Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer
Tiwa Savage – Sugarcane
  • 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 – All Night – Single
  • 00. "All Night" (featuring Mr Eazi)
Reblah – Back to Glory
  • 04. "Wabamilo" (featuring P2J)
Chris Brown – Heartbreak on a Full Moon
  • 07. "Covered in You" (produced with Ayo & Keyz)

2018

[edit]
Burna Boy – Outside
  • 03. "Koni Baje"
  • 11. "Devil in California"
Lily Allen – No Shame
  • 04. "Your Choice" (featuring Burna Boy)
  • 08. "Higher"
Rebecca Garton – The Intent 2: The Come Up (soundtrack)
  • 18. "Always"
Mario – Dancing Shadows

2019

[edit]
KSI and Randolph – New Age
  • 09. "Pull Up" (KSI featuring Jme) (produced with Sammy SoSo)
GoldLink – Diaspora
  • 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 Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly)
  • 06. "More" (featuring Lola Rae)
  • 07. "Cokewhite" (featuring Pusha T) (produced with Fwdslxsh, McKenzie, MD$ & Momberger)
  • 09. "Yard" (featuring Haile of WSTRN)
  • 10. "Spanish Song" (featuring WaveIQ)
  • 11. "No Lie" (featuring WizKid) (produced with Ari PenSmith & Deats)
Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift
  • 06. "Don't Jealous Me" (Tekno, Lord Afrixana, Yemi Alade and Mr Eazi) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
  • 08. "Ja Ara E" (Burna Boy) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
  • 14. "Water" (Salatiel, Pharrell and Beyoncé) (produced with Beyoncé)
  • 15. "Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé, Saint Jhn and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter) (produced with Beyoncé & Dixie)
  • 17. "Keys to the Kingdom" (Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi) (produced with Beyoncé, Northboi Oracle, GuiltyBeatz & Dixie)
  • 25. "Scar" (070 Shake and Jessie Reyez) (produced with Beyoncé, Tim Suby, Hamelin, Ari PenSmith, Dixie & Mike Dean)
Burna Boy – African Giant
  • 02. "Anybody"
Mark Ronson – Don't Leave Me Lonely (featuring Yebba)
  • 01. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" (featuring Yebba)
WSTRN – WSTRN Season, Vol. 2
  • 14. "Switch It Up" (produced with AoD & PRGRSHN)
Snoh Aalegra – Situationship – Single
  • 00. "Situationship"
Odunsi (The Engine) – Better Days / Wetin Dey – Single
  • 00. "Better Days" (featuring Wani)
Justine Skye – Bare With Me
  • 02. "Secrets"
  • 03. "Bulletproof"
  • 05. "When You're Ready"
Wretch 32 – 10/10 – Single
  • 00. "10/10" (featuring Giggs)
Krept and Konan – G Love – Single
  • 00. "G Love" (featuring Wizkid)
Doja Cat – Hot Pink
  • 08. "Addiction" (produced with Ari PenSmith)
Jaz Karis – Summer Stories
  • 03. "Bad Memories"
  • 03. "Come Around"
  • 04. "Owe You"
  • 06. "Unwritten Rules"
Davido – A Good Time
  • 07. "Get to You"
Skylar Stecker – Redemption
  • 03. Sleep On"

2020

[edit]
Starboy – Soundman Vol. 1
  • 01. "Jam" (Wizkid featuring Chronixx)
Skip Marley – Slow Down (P2J Remix) – Single
  • 00. "Slow Down (P2J Remix)" (featuring H.E.R.)
Manny Norté – 4AM – Single
Lilah – Atlantis
  • 01. "Atlantis"
  • 03. "Summer Nights Fling"
  • 04. "Oxymoron"
  • 05. "Tired"
  • 06. "Euphoria"
  • 07. "Lilah's Lullaby"
Wretch 32 – Upon Reflection
  • 04. "10/10" (featuring Giggs)
  • 05. "Burn" (featuring Ghetts & 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?"
Aminé – Limbo
Burna Boy – Twice as Tall
Tiwa Savage – Celia
  • 08. "Us (Interlude)"
Alicia Keys – Alicia
Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Wizkid – Made in Lagos
  • 01. "Reckless"
  • 02. "Ginger" (featuring Burna Boy) (produced with Kel-P)
  • 03. "Longtime" (featuring Skepta) (produced with Sarz)
  • 04. "Mighty Wine"
  • 05. "Blessed" (featuring Damian Marley)
  • 06. "Smile" (featuring H.E.R.)
  • 07. "Piece of Me" (featuring Ella Mai)
  • 08. "No Stress"
  • 10. "Sweet One"
  • 11. "Essence" (featuring Tems) (produced with Legendury Beatz)
  • 14. "Grace"
  • 16. "Mood" (featuring Buju)
  • 17. "Steady"
  • 18. "Essence (Remix)" (featuring Justin Bieber & Tems)
Griff – Say It Again – Single
  • 01. "Say It Again"
Jessie Reyez – Before Love Came To Kill Us
  • 09. "ROOF"
Angel – Blessings (Remix)

2021

[edit]
Dave – Titanium & Mercury – Single
  • 01. "Titanium"
Sinéad Harnett – Ready Is Always Too Late
Snoh Aalegra – Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
  • 14. "Dying 4 Your Love" (produced with Marco Bernadis, Malik Venner & Jack Nichols-Marcy)
Dave – We're All Alone in This Together
  • 06. "System" (featuring Wizkid) (produced with Kyle Evans, Jae5 & Joe Reeves)
  • 07. "Lazarus" (featuring Boj) (produced with Jae5 & Joe Reeves)
  • 10. "Twenty to One" (produced with Dave & Kyle Evans)
Not3s – 3 Th3 Album
  • 08. "Counting"
WSTRN – Wonder Woman – Single
  • 00. "Wonder Woman"
Tion Wayne – Green with Envy
  • 07. "West End" (featuring D-Block Europe)
  • 12. "Realest One"
  • 13. "Spend a Bag" (featuring 6lack)
  • 15. "Homecoming"
Tamera – Afrodite
  • 01. "Wickedest"
  • 02. "New Hobby"
  • 03. "Strong For Me"
  • 04. "Angel Dust"
  • 05. "Good Love" (featuring Tay Iwar)
Pa Salieu – Afrikan Rebel
  • 01. "Shining" (featuring Tay Iwar & Zlatan)
Burna Boy – B.D'or featuring Wizkid – Single
  • 01. "B.D'or" (featuring Wizkid)
Zhavia Ward – Big Girl$ Don't Cry – Single
  • 01. "Big Girl$ Don't Cry"

2022

[edit]
FKA Twigs – Caprisongs
Young T & Bugsey – Truth Be Told
  • 02. "Big Bidness"
  • 04. "Caliente" (featuring Aitch)
  • 09. "Nice" (featuring Blxst)
  • 10. "Roberto C" (featuring Unknown T)
  • 11. "Glitter Ain't Gold"
Ella Mai – Heart on My Sleeve
  • "Fallen Angel" (produced with Meko yohannes, Jahaan Sweet, Gaetan Judd, Mustard & Ari PenSmith)
Burna Boy – Love, Damini
  • 02. "Science"
  • 06. "Whiskey"
  • 10. "Dirty Secrets"
  • 12. "For My Hand" (featuring Ed Sheeran)
Omah Lay – Boy Alone
  • 02. "i"
  • 13. "tell everybody" (featuring Tay Iwar)
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Aitch – Close to Home
  • 09. "Cheque"
Santigold – Spirituals
  • 08. "No Paradise"
CKay – Sad Romance
  • 02. "Mmadu" (produced with Ckay)
M.I.A. – MATA
  • 02. "Zoo Girl" (produced with Ckay)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Me vs. Myself
  • 03. "Take Shots" (featuring Tory Lanez)
Wizkid – More Love, Less Ego
  • 01. "Money & Love"
  • 03. "Bad to Me"
  • 04. "2 Sugar" (featuring Ayra Starr)
  • 05. "Everyday"
  • 06. "Slip n Slide" (featuring Skillibeng & Shenseea)
  • 07. "Deep"
  • 08. "Flower Pads"
  • 09. "Wow" (featuring Skepta & Naira Marley)
  • 11. "Plenty Loving"
  • 13. "Frames (Who's Gonna Know)"
Stormzy – This Is What I Mean
  • 02. "This Is What I Mean" (featuring Black Sherif, Amaarae & Ms Banks)
  • 05. "Need You" (featuring tendai & Ayra Starr)
  • 06. "Hide & Seek"
  • 10. "Bad Blood" (featuring NAO)
  • 11. "I Got My Smile Back" (featuring India.Arie)

2023

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Kali Uchis – Red Moon in Venus
  • 06. "Fantasy"
Chlöe – In Pieces
  • 04. "I Don't Mind"
Jorja Smith – falling or flying
  • 03. "Little Things"
Tay Iwar – Summer Breeze
  • 06. "Don't Lie"
Masego – Masego
  • 10. "Say You Want Me" (produced with E.Y. & Dan Foster)
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
  • 02. "Massacre"
  • 03. "Who Told You" (featuring Drake)
  • 04. "Militerian" (featuring Naira Marley)
  • 19. "Playing Chess"
Lil Tjay – 222
  • 01. "Nightshift"
Tori Kelly – Tori

2024

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Kali Uchis – ORQUÍDEAS
  • 02. "Me Pongo Loca"
  • 05. "Diosa"
  • 07. "Perdiste"


Tyla – TYLA


Ayra Starr – The Year I Turned 21

  • 2. Goodbye (Warm Up" (with Asake)


Victony – Stubborn

  • 3. Ludo (with Shallipopi)
  • 4. Anita
  • 15. Sunday School

Awards and nominations

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Year Event Prize Recipient Result Ref
2019 Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award Record of the Year Brown Skin Girl – Beyoncé ft. Wizkid & Saint Jhn Won [15]
2020 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album The Lion King: The Gift Nominated [16]
2021 Grammy Awards Best Global Music Album Twice as Tall Won [17]
Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award Record of the Year Essence (song) – Wizkid ft. Tems Nominated [18]
2021 Rated Awards Producer of the Year Himself Nominated [19]
2022 Grammy Awards Best Global Music Album Made in Lagos Nominated [20]
Best Global Music Performance "Essence"

(featuring Tems)

Nominated
2023 A&R Awards Producer Of The Year Himself Nominated [21][22]

References

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  1. ^ Augustine, Camille (27 August 2019). "Views From The Studio: Producer P2J Discusses 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album". Vibe.
  2. ^ "Stories of All the Best Channel U Memories from Its 15 Years On-Air". Vice.
  3. ^ "Credits – P2J". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Chris Brown 'Heartbreak On A Full Moon' Album Track List Revealed Feat. 45 Songs". HipHop n More. 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b High, Kemet. "How Afrobeats Is Influencing American Pop Music, According to Producer P2J". Complex.
  6. ^ Alake, Motolani (25 November 2019). "Grammy 2020: Here are the 11 Nigerians nominated". Pulse.
  7. ^ "Here Are The Producers Of The Grammy Award Winning Global Music Album – "Twice As Tall" by Burna Boy". 9jabreed.
  8. ^ "Grammy Contenders 2022: Wizkid on His Breakthrough Year and the Blessing of 'Made in Lagos'". Rolling Stone.
  9. ^ "Wizkid: My producer was sceptical about success of 'Made in Lagos'". The Cable. 13 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Wizkid's 'Essence' Enters Hot 100". Billboard. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ "New Around the World: Wizkid & Tems Spotlight Nigeria on Global 200". Billboard. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. ^ "FKA twigs Announces New Mixtape Caprisongs". Pitchfork. 6 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Young T & Bugsey Announce 'Truth Be Told' Project With Chronixx Collab "Blessings"". Complex.
  14. ^ "'You Don't Need No Other Body': An Oral History of Wizkid's 'Essence'". Rolling Stone.
  15. ^ "Views from the Studio: Producer P2J Discusses 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album". 27 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Grammy Award Results for Beyoncé Giselle Knowles". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  17. ^ Shafer, Ellise (14 March 2021). "Grammys 2021 Winners List". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Rolling Stone Names Wizkid, Tems and P2J's "Essence" Top Song of 2021". 6 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Jorja Smith, Central Cee & More Take Home 2021 GRM Rated Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Wizkid, Burnaboy, oda Nigerian artists wey dey 2022 Grammy nomination". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  21. ^ "The A&R Awards 2023: The finalists revealed!". Music Business Worldwide. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  22. ^ "The A&R Awards 2023: All The Winners". Music Business Worldwide. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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