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

;Krept and Konan – The [Long Way Home (Krept and Konan album)|The Long Way Home]
  • 07. "I Don't Know"
  • 17. "So Easy"
;Tiwa Savage – R.E.D
  • 08. "Love Me Hard"
  • 17. "Bad"

2017

;Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer
  • 02. "Bad Boys"
;Tiwa Savage – Sugarcane
  • 02. "Get It Now"
  • 04. "Hold Me Down"
;Star.One – Okay – Single
  • 00. Okay
;Gyyps – Killafornia
  • 08. "Workout"
;Yungen – All Night – Single
  • 00. "All Night"
;Reblah – Back to Glory
  • 04. "Wabamilo"
;Chris Brown – Heartbreak on a Full Moon
  • 07. "Covered in You"

2018

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

2019

;KSI and Randolph – New Age
  • 09. "Pull Up"
;GoldLink – Diaspora
  • 01. "//error"
  • 02. "Joke Ting"
  • 03. "Maniac"
  • 05. "Zulu Screams"
  • 06. "More"
  • 07. "Cokewhite"
  • 09. "Yard"
  • 10. "Spanish Song"
  • 11. "No Lie"
;Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift
  • 06. "Don't Jealous Me"
  • 08. "Ja Ara E"
  • 14. "Water"
  • 15. "Brown Skin Girl"
  • 17. "Keys to the Kingdom"
  • 25. "Scar"
;Burna Boy – African Giant
  • 02. "Anybody"
;Mark Ronson – Don't Leave Me Lonely
  • 01. "Don't Leave Me Lonely"
;WSTRN – WSTRN Season, Vol. 2
  • 14. "Switch It Up"
;Snoh Aalegra – Situationship – Single
  • 00. "Situationship"
;Odunsi – Better Days / Wetin Dey – Single
  • 00. "Better Days"
;Justine Skye – Bare With Me
  • 02. "Secrets"
  • 03. "Bulletproof"
  • 05. "When You're Ready"
;Wretch 32 – 10/10 – Single
  • 00. "10/10"
;Krept and Konan – G Love – Single
  • 00. "G Love"
;Doja Cat – Hot Pink
  • 08. "Addiction"
;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

;Starboy – Soundman Vol. 1
  • 01. "Jam"
;Skip Marley – Slow Down – Single
  • 00. "Slow Down "
;Manny Norté – 4AM – Single
  • 00. "4AM"
;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"
  • 05. "Burn"
;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 "
  • 10. "Still Stay"
  • 11. "Why Didn't You Call?"
;Aminé – Limbo
  • 10. "Easy"
;Burna Boy – Twice as Tall
  • 02. "Alarm Clock"
;Tiwa Savage – Celia
  • 08. "Us "
;Alicia Keys – Alicia
;Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
  • 07. "Aries"
  • 12. "Opium"
;Wizkid – Made in Lagos
  • 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 "
;Griff – Say It Again – Single
  • 01. "Say It Again"
;Jessie Reyez – Before Love Came To Kill Us
  • 09. "ROOF"
;Angel – Blessings
  • 01. "Blessings Remix"

2021

;Dave – Titanium & Mercury – Single
  • 01. "Titanium"
;Sinéad Harnett – Ready Is Always Too Late
  • 05. "Anymore"
;Snoh Aalegra – Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
  • 14. "Dying 4 Your Love"
;Dave – We're All Alone in This Together
  • 06. "System"
  • 07. "Lazarus"
  • 10. "Twenty to One"
;Not3s – 3 Th3 Album
  • 08. "Counting"
;WSTRN – Wonder Woman – Single
  • 00. "Wonder Woman"
;Tion Wayne – Green with Envy
  • 07. "West End"
  • 12. "Realest One"
  • 13. "Spend a Bag"
  • 15. "Homecoming"
;Tamera – Afrodite
  • 01. "Wickedest"
  • 02. "New Hobby"
  • 03. "Strong For Me"
  • 04. "Angel Dust"
  • 05. "Good Love"
;Pa Salieu – Afrikan Rebel
  • 01. "Shining"
;Burna Boy – B.D'or featuring Wizkid – Single
  • 01. "B.D'or"
;Zhavia Ward – Big Girl$ Don't Cry – Single
  • 01. "Big Girl$ Don't Cry"

2022

;FKA Twigs – Caprisongs
  • 11. "Jealousy"
;Young T & Bugsey – Truth Be Told
  • 02. "Big Bidness"
  • 04. "Caliente"
  • 09. "Nice"
  • 10. "Roberto C"
  • 11. "Glitter Ain't Gold"
;Ella Mai – Heart on My Sleeve
  • "Fallen Angel"
;Burna Boy – Love, Damini
  • 02. "Science"
  • 06. "Whiskey"
  • 10. "Dirty Secrets"
  • 12. "For My Hand"
;Omah Lay – Boy Alone
  • 02. "i"
  • 13. "tell everybody"
;Beyoncé – Renaissance
  • 10. "Move"
;Aitch – Close to Home
  • 09. "Cheque"
;Santigold – Spirituals
  • 08. "No Paradise"
;CKay – Sad Romance
  • 02. "Mmadu"
;M.I.A. – MATA
  • 02. "Zoo Girl"
;A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Me vs. Myself
  • 03. "Take Shots"
;Wizkid – More Love, Less Ego
  • 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 "
;Stormzy – This Is What I Mean
  • 02. "This Is What I Mean"
  • 05. "Need You"
  • 06. "Hide & Seek"
  • 10. "Bad Blood"
  • 11. "I Got My Smile Back"

2023

;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"
;J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
  • 02. "Massacre"
  • 03. "Who Told You"
  • 04. "Militerian"
  • 19. "Playing Chess"
;Lil Tjay – 222
  • 01. "Nightshift"
;Tori Kelly – Tori
  • 04. "Unbelievable"

2024

;Kali Uchis – ORQUÍDEAS
  • 02. "Me Pongo Loca"
  • 05. "Diosa"
  • 07. "Perdiste"
;Tyla – TYLA
  • 11. "On My Body"
;Ayra Starr – The Year I Turned 21
  • 2. Goodbye
;Victony – Stubborn
  • 3. Ludo
  • 4. Anita
  • 15. Sunday School
;Wizkid – Morayo
  • 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

Lisa (rapper) – Alter Ego
  • 08. "When I'm With You"
J Hus
  • "Gold"
Odeal – The Summer that Saved Me
  • 06. "Patience"
Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness
  • 01. "No Panic"
J Balvin
  • "Uuu" -
Burna Boy – Everything Is a Lot
  • 13. "City on Fire" - Odeal
Odeal – The Fall that Saved Us
  • 09. "Nights in The Sun" -
Ed Sheeran – Play – Deluxe edition
  • 18. "Skeletons"
Sasha Keable
  • "TAI CHI"
Tyla