P2J
Richard Olowaranti Mbu Isong, 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
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 grime song "Hands in the Air". He formerly produced songs under the name Pro2Jay, for the likes of Tiwa Savage, Krept and Konan and Lily Allen. In 2017, he produced the song "Covered in You" for Chris Brown's album Heartbreak on a Full Moon.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. 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. In 2020, he won his first Grammy award for Best Global Music Album, on Burna Boy's album Twice as Tall. P2J was the primary producer on Wizkid's album Made in Lagos, which was nominated for a Grammy and included the song "Essence". 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.
In 2022, he produced for FKA Twigs on the song "Jealousy" from her mixtape Caprisongs. He has also produced 5 songs on Young T & Bugsey's mixtape Truth Be Told and "Fallen Angel" on Ella Mai'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 Made in Lagos. 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
- 07. "I Don't Know"
- 17. "So Easy"
- 08. "Love Me Hard"
- 17. "Bad"
2017
- 02. "Bad Boys"
- 02. "Get It Now"
- 04. "Hold Me Down"
- 00. Okay
- 08. "Workout"
- 00. "All Night"
- 04. "Wabamilo"
- 07. "Covered in You"
2018
- 03. "Koni Baje"
- 11. "Devil in California"
- 04. "Your Choice"
- 08. "Higher"
- 18. "Always"
- 04. "Mirror"
2019
- 09. "Pull Up"
- 01. "//error"
- 02. "Joke Ting"
- 03. "Maniac"
- 05. "Zulu Screams"
- 06. "More"
- 07. "Cokewhite"
- 09. "Yard"
- 10. "Spanish Song"
- 11. "No Lie"
- 06. "Don't Jealous Me"
- 08. "Ja Ara E"
- 14. "Water"
- 15. "Brown Skin Girl"
- 17. "Keys to the Kingdom"
- 25. "Scar"
- 02. "Anybody"
- 01. "Don't Leave Me Lonely"
- 14. "Switch It Up"
- 00. "Situationship"
- 00. "Better Days"
- 02. "Secrets"
- 03. "Bulletproof"
- 05. "When You're Ready"
- 00. "10/10"
- 00. "G Love"
- 08. "Addiction"
- 03. "Bad Memories"
- 03. "Come Around"
- 04. "Owe You"
- 06. "Unwritten Rules"
- 07. "Get to You"
- 03. Sleep On"
2020
- 01. "Jam"
- 00. "Slow Down "
- 00. "4AM"
- 01. "Atlantis"
- 03. "Summer Nights Fling"
- 04. "Oxymoron"
- 05. "Tired"
- 06. "Euphoria"
- 07. "Lilah's Lullaby"
- 04. "10/10"
- 05. "Burn"
- 06. "Stand Up Man"
- 03. "Beyond the Sun"
- 04. "Foolish"
- 07. "Life After You"
- 09. "So Gone "
- 10. "Still Stay"
- 11. "Why Didn't You Call?"
- 10. "Easy"
- 02. "Alarm Clock"
- 08. "Us "
- 04. "Wasted Energy"
- 07. "Aries"
- 12. "Opium"
- 01. "Reckless"
- 02. "Ginger"
- 03. "Longtime"
- 04. "Mighty Wine"
- 05. "Blessed"
- 06. "Smile"
- 07. "Piece of Me"
- 08. "No Stress"
- 10. "Sweet One"
- 11. "Essence"
- 14. "Grace"
- 16. "Mood"
- 17. "Steady"
- 18. "Essence "
- 01. "Say It Again"
- 09. "ROOF"
- 01. "Blessings Remix"
2021
- 01. "Titanium"
- 05. "Anymore"
- 14. "Dying 4 Your Love"
- 06. "System"
- 07. "Lazarus"
- 10. "Twenty to One"
- 08. "Counting"
- 00. "Wonder Woman"
- 07. "West End"
- 12. "Realest One"
- 13. "Spend a Bag"
- 15. "Homecoming"
- 01. "Wickedest"
- 02. "New Hobby"
- 03. "Strong For Me"
- 04. "Angel Dust"
- 05. "Good Love"
- 01. "Shining"
- 01. "B.D'or"
- 01. "Big Girl$ Don't Cry"
2022
- 11. "Jealousy"
- 02. "Big Bidness"
- 04. "Caliente"
- 09. "Nice"
- 10. "Roberto C"
- 11. "Glitter Ain't Gold"
- "Fallen Angel"
- 02. "Science"
- 06. "Whiskey"
- 10. "Dirty Secrets"
- 12. "For My Hand"
- 02. "i"
- 13. "tell everybody"
- 10. "Move"
- 09. "Cheque"
- 08. "No Paradise"
- 02. "Mmadu"
- 02. "Zoo Girl"
- 03. "Take Shots"
- 01. "Money & Love"
- 03. "Bad to Me"
- 04. "2 Sugar"
- 05. "Everyday"
- 06. "Slip n Slide"
- 07. "Deep"
- 08. "Flower Pads"
- 09. "Wow"
- 11. "Plenty Loving"
- 13. "Frames "
- 02. "This Is What I Mean"
- 05. "Need You"
- 06. "Hide & Seek"
- 10. "Bad Blood"
- 11. "I Got My Smile Back"
2023
- 06. "Fantasy"
- 04. "I Don't Mind"
- 03. "Little Things"
- 06. "Don't Lie"
- 10. "Say You Want Me"
- 02. "Massacre"
- 03. "Who Told You"
- 04. "Militerian"
- 19. "Playing Chess"
- 01. "Nightshift"
- 04. "Unbelievable"
2024
- 02. "Me Pongo Loca"
- 05. "Diosa"
- 07. "Perdiste"
- 11. "On My Body"
- 2. Goodbye
- 3. Ludo
- 4. Anita
- 15. Sunday School
- 1. Troubled Mind
- 2. Karamo
- 3. Kese
- 5. Time
- 6. Piece of My Heart
- 7. Break Me Down
- 8. Bend
- 9. A Million Blessings
- 10. Après Minuit
- 11. Bad for You
- 12. Soji
- 13. Don't Care
- 14. Slow
- 15. Lose
- 16. Pray
2025
- 08. "When I'm With You"
- "Gold"
- 06. "Patience"
- 01. "No Panic"
- "Uuu" -
- 13. "City on Fire" - Odeal
- 09. "Nights in The Sun" -
- 18. "Skeletons"
- "TAI CHI"
- "Chanel"