P-Money
| P-Money | |
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 Scribe and P-Money at the 2007 Big Day Out |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Wadams |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Rap |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Dirty Records |
| Associated acts | Scribe, Akon, Vince Harder |
| Website | www.pmoneymusic.com |
Peter Wadams, better known by his stage name P-Money, is a New Zealand hip-hop DJ and producer. His most notable work is on the hit song "Everything" featuring New Zealand R&B singer Vince Harder, which reached number one on the RIANZ Singles Charts for three weeks in 2008.
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[edit] Career
P-Money's initial entry into the music industry was via DJ competitions and student radio. In 2004 he released his second studio album Magic City which charted at #2 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart. His first single of the album, "Stop The Music", featuring New Zealand rapper Scribe, scored P-Money his first solo #1 single and also charted within the top 10 of the Australian ARIAnet singles chart in April 2005.[1] The album included collaborations with local and international artists such as Akon, Skillz, Jatis, Aasim, Capone, Sauce Money, Bobby Creekwater, Grandmaster Roc Raida and Scribe. The second single off the album "Keep on Calling", featured rising American hip-hop star Akon and charted at #23 in New Zealand.
He won the awards "Best Producer" (for his work on Scribe's multi-platinum album The Crusader) and "Songwriter of the Year" at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards.[2]
P-Money records for the label Dirty Records, which he co-owns.
In September 2008 he released "Everything" featuring Vince Harder which peaked at #1 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart on 13 October, scoring P-Money his second number in his native country.[1] In February 2009 a follow up to "Everything", "Angels", was released to radio and digitally.[citation needed]
Wadams has been the subject of a name suppression order, which the National Business Review has stated was easily penetrated online[3].
[edit] Awards
1999 New Zealand ITF DJ Battle National Champion
2000 New Zealand ITF DJ Battle National Champion
2000 b-Net New Zealand Music Awards – Best Turntablist
2001 b-Net New Zealand Music Awards – Best Turntablist
2001 New Zealand ITF DJ Battle National Champion
2001 Technics DMC New Zealand Champion
2001 3rd Place Technics DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS
2002 b-Net New Zealand Music Awards – Best Hip-Hop Release – “Big Things”
2004 APRA Silver Scroll Award – Songwriter Of The Year - “Not Many”
2004 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Producer - Scribe “The Crusader”
2004 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Songwriter/s Of The Year – “Not Many”
2005 b-Net New Zealand Music Awards – Best Hip-Hop Release – “Magic City”
2005 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Urban Album – “Magic City”
2005 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards – Best Male Solo Artist
2006 Australian Urban Music Awards – Best DJ
2006 Australian Urban Music Awards – Best Hip-Hop Single – “Stop The Music”
2007 Australian Urban Music Awards – Best Producer
2009 - RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards - Single Of The Year Finalist - "Everything ft. Vince Harder"
2010 - RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards - Best Electronic Album Finalist - "Everything [Album]"
[edit] Discography
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 9 | |
[edit] Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | NZ[1] |
| 2001 | Big Things | Dirty Records | 7 |
| 2004 | Magic City | Dirty Records | 2 |
| 2010 | Everything | Central Station/Dirty Records | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Charts | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ [1] |
AUS | UK [4] |
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| 2001 | "Sunshine" (featuring Scribe) | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Scribe 2001" (featuring Scribe) | — | — | — | Big Things | |
| 2002 | "Synchronize Thoughts" (featuring 4 Corners and Scribe) | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Stop the Music" (featuring Scribe) | 1 | 7[5] | — | Magic City |
| 2005 | "Keep On Callin" (featuring Akon) | 23 | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Everything" (featuring Vince Harder) | 1 | 85 | 138 | Everything |
| 2009 | "Angels" | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "Say Yeah" (featuring David Dallas and Aaradhna) | — | — | — | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=P-Money
- ^ http://www.vnzma.co.nz/
- ^ Keal, Chris (2011-07-14). "ISPs not liable for name suppression breaches". National Business Review. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/isps-not-liable-name-suppression-breaches-ck-97143.
- ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/090919cluk.txt
- ^ Australian Charts - P-money
[edit] External links
- P-Money's Blog - News, video clips, downloads
- P-Money's official home page - Information, photos, and video clips
