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Peter Wadams, better known by his stage name P-Money, is a Hip-hop DJ and Producer from New Zealand. His most notable work is on the hit song Everything featuring New Zealand singer Vince Harder, which was number one on the RIANZ Music Singles Charts for 3 weeks.
History
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 Zealander 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 released "Everything" featuring Vince Harder which peaked at #1 on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart on October 13, 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.
Discography
Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | NZ[1] |
| 2001 | Big Things | Dirty Records | 7 |
| 2004 | Magic City | Dirty Records | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Charts | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[1] | AUS | |||
| 2001 | "Sunshine" (feat. Scribe) | — | — | non-album single |
| "Scribe 2001" (feat. Scribe) | — | — | Big Things | |
| 2002 | "Synchronize Thoughts" (feat. 4 Corners & Scribe) | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Stop the Music" (feat. Scribe) | 1 | 7 | Magic City |
| 2005 | "Keep on Calling" (feat. Akon) | 23 | — | |
| 2008 | "Everything" (feat. Vince Harder) | 1 | 85 | non-album single |
| 2009 | "Angels" | - | - | non-album single |
References
External links
- P-Money's Blog - News, video clips, downloads
- P-Money's official home page - Information, photos, and video clips