Parker Ibrahim Ighile (bornParker Oseomwan Ibrahim Ighile-Peters; 1 March 1990) is a British record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. He was born in London. As of November 2012^[update], he was signed to American-Trinidadian rapperNicki Minaj's record label Heavy On It.^[1] As a producer, artist and songwriter, Ighile has worked withQuincy Jones,G-Eazy,Nicki Minaj,Rihanna,Jessie J,Ariana Grande,Grace,Delta Goodrem,Rita Ora,N-Dubz,Chipmunk, andLivvi Franc. At the age of 18, he started his professional music career, producingChipmunk's song "Oopsy Daisy", which reached number one in the UK Charts.^[2]

Parker Ighile was born in London where he lived with his mother and sister Asabe Ighile. His father and mother are Nigerian, fromBenin City andKaduna, respectively. He began composing and producing at the age of 11 when he and numerous church friends formed arap group. In his teens madegrime music under the name Piztol.^[3] The church his family attended was instrumental in Parker's early musical ventures and he studied music in college and university where he began learningmusic theory. Parker's music is influenced by a dynamic range of genres but more noticeably R&B, rap, garage andBollywood music – due to frequent exposure to his grandmother's diverse tastes in music and cinema.

At 18, Ighile produced and co-wrote his first of many major releases;Chipmunk's first and number one single,^[2] "Oopsy Daisy".^[4] Parker produced and co-wrote seven songs in total on theI Am Chipmunk album which peaked at number two in theUK Albums Chart and wasCertified Gold. He went on to write withThe Invisible Men andJessie J and co-wrote her debut single, "Do It like a Dude" as well as "Who's Laughing Now". More credits include a song onN-Dubz'sLove.Live.Life album, which he cowrote withIna Wroldsen. He used trans-genre influences to create a unique and dynamic sound and also producedAngel's "Wonderful", debuting at number 20 for the week ending July 21 — reaching a peak ontop 10 at number nine several weeks later;^[5] andConor Maynard's "Vegas Girl".^[6]

Ighile teamed up with music strategist Efe Ogbeni, who was heavily involved in the success of producerRedOne, to help propel him further into the music business.^[7] On 15 November 2012, American rapperNicki Minaj announced that Ighile was signed as the first official artist to her as of yet, unnamed label. She has described his artistry as "lethal and dope".^[8] He has since produced Minaj's "Hell Yeah" andRihanna's "What Now". In late 2012, a song titled "So Beautiful" leaked on the internet, and Ighile announced some weeks later on Twitter that he was working on a mixtape,Young, Dumb & 21, which is set to be released in early 2013 and that "So Beautiful" would act as the first single. Ighile's artistry is usually compared toSting's andFela's; and his production to that ofKanye West.

On 22 February 2013, Parker released a music video for his mixtape's leading track, "So Beautiful", onto his official YouTube account. The video is set in black and white, which follows the story of a young couple. He would later release a remix to the song that features Nigerian musician MI Abaga.^[9] Vibe Magazine^[10] describes Ighile's sound as Electro-Soul.^[11] Ighile defined his sound as Progressive Urban Pop, PUP, sometimes referred to as Progressive Afro Pop, P.A.P during an interview with [Billboard.com]. Speaking about "So Beautiful" Ighile tells Billboard.com, “This song is an introduction to my sound, Progressive Urban Pop (P.U.P) or Progressive Afro Pop (P.A.P).”^[12]

Parker Ighile, in collaboration withQuincy Jones andSamsung, produced his own version of "Over the Horizon", the official song of theSamsung Galaxy products. The official song and video performance have been released in August 2013 on theSamsung Galaxy Music website.^[13]

Among his projects, Parker Ighile is executive producing Australian singerGrace Sewell.

During Summer 2013, Parker Ighile took part of theQuincy Jones 80th Birthday Celebration in Asia with concerts in Korea and Japan.

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