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P Money | |
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| Born | Paris Joel Moore-Williams[1] (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (age 36) |
| Genres | Grime |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Rinse,Butterz |
Paris Joel Moore-Williams (born 8 April 1989), better known by his stage nameP Money, is a Britishgrime MC, rapper and songwriter fromNew Cross,South East London, who is also active in thedrum and bass scene.[2] He is best known for his live performances as well as for songs such as "Slang Like This", "Anthemic" and "Round the Clock". N.E was the founding member of Lewisham-based grime crew OGz and P Money released one album with the group entitledOGz Season Vol. 1.He also appeared on the sixth edition of highly popular grime DVDLord of the Mics (LOTM 6) in a grimeclash (battle).
P Money began his career within the crew Fatal Assassins along with MCs such as Little Dee, Blacks and Firmer D. During these times, P Money was known for his fast, skippy flow which created plenty of hype when attendingpirate radio shows. He attended many classic studio sets such as those from the Hazardous Sessions series and also Fuck Radio volume 5. He gained a lot of positive attention with the massive single "What Did He Say", which has since been released on vinyl and digital download, as well as the title being used as aslogan for a line of T-shirts. He is currently a member of the crew OGs and was involved with the collective's first release, OG Season.
P Money Is Power, P Money's debut album, received mixed reviews, with some people doubting the strength of some productions on the CD. However praise has been given to tracks such as the remix of "What Did He Say" and "Sounds and Gimmicks".[citation needed]
Money Over Everyone is the second release from P Money which featured producers such as Maniac, Scratcha and Rude Kid.
In 2010, he collaborated withKiss 100's DJ Swerve, who remixed Marco Del Horno's "Ho!", to release "Ho Riddim"[3] with P Money.
At the tail end of 2010 and in 2011, P Money featured on two singles which hit the charts, the first being "Pow 2011"[4] which peaked at No. 33 on theUK charts[5] and featured fellow grime artistsLethal Bizzle,Jme,Wiley,Chip, 2Face,Ghetts andKano. Even though P Money and Ghetts were involved in a beef at the time, they squashed the beef to appear on the track.The second was "Anthemic",[6] which was released as the fourth single fromMagnetic Man'seponymous debut albumMagnetic Man; this reached No. 50 on the UK charts.[7] At the time it was also the "Hottest Record in the World" onZane Lowe's weekly blog.[8]
P Money also finished eighth in MTV's list of the best UK MCs of 2010, which was announced in February 2011.[9] This sparked a response from fellow UK MC Ghetts, who was left off the list, and aimed criticism at P Money in his track "Who's on the Panel".[10] After trading war dubs between each other, the battle between the two MCs came to a head when Risky Roadz offered to film and stream a live clash onMic Fight, with P Money signing the contract but Ghetts ultimately pulling out.[11]
P Money released "Boo You" alongside Blacks onButterz in May 2011, the first and one of the few vocal releases on the label.
P Money also toured with English rapperExample's in his UK stadium tour during 2011 and 2012 along with British rapperWretch 32 and American DJAlvin Risk. He also opened forTyga's UK tour.
On 27 August 2012, he released theDubsteppin EP throughRinse. He also appeared on theDJ Zinc single "Reload", the B-side to "Goin' In".
His third EP,Round the Clock, featuring a title track produced byLoadstar, was released on 18 November 2013. The EP features three other tracks and a remix of the title track.[12]
In May 2014, P Money infamously 'clashed' with North London MCBig H atLord of the Mics 6,[13] a grime-focused battle series curated byJammer, a ubiquitous figure within the grime scene and member of influential grime crewBoy Better Know. The event, despite being advertised as one of the most noteworthy events in the genre's short history, was ultimately met with widespread disappointment by fans, as Big H left the stage, citing unsatisfactory payment, before the 'clash' could reach its intended conclusion.[14]
He later featured in "Lamborghini" by gamingYouTuber andinfluencerKSI, a single which reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.His 2019 track "Where & When", a collaborative effort in conjunction with rapperGiggs released on P Money's mixtapeMoney Over Everyone 3, was included on the soundtrack of popular football simulation video gameFIFA 20.[15]
In 2021, P Money released "This Year", a collaboration with Silencer featuring YouTuber and rapperTBJZL. The music video was posted on P Money'sYouTube channel on March 18, 2021.
P Money is ofJamaican descent.[16] He is a fan ofArsenal F.C.[17] He has two sons.[18]
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| Live & Direct |
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| Streets, Love & Other Stuff (with Whiney) |
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| Year | Title | References |
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| 2007 | Coins 2 Notes | - |
| 2008 | P Money Is Power | - |
| 2009 | Money Over Everyone | - |
| 2011 | Blacks & P (with Blacks) | - |
| 2013 | #MAD | - |
| 2015 | Money Over Everyone 2 | - |
| 2019 | Money Over Everyone 3 | - |
| 2023 | Money Over Everyone 4 | - |
| Year | Title | References |
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| 2009 | What Did He Say? | - |
| 2011 | I Beat the Tune | - |
| 2012 | Dubsteppin' | - |
| 2013 | Round the Clock | - |
| 2014 | Originators | - |
| 2015 | I Beat the Tune 2 | - |
| 2016 | Thank You | - |
| 2017 | Snake | - |
| Snake 2 | - | |
| 2018 | Back to Back(with Little Dee) | - |
| 2020 | While We Wait | - |
| 2021 | Untraditional(with Silencer) | - |
| Year | Title | References |
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| 2007 | "What Did He Say?" | - |
| 2012 | "Reload"(withDJ Zinc) | - |
| 2015 | "Lamborghini"(withKSI) | - |
| "10/10" | - | |
| 2019 | "Shots"(with Jubilee) | - |
| "You Get Me"(with Jubilee) | - | |
| "No One" | - | |
| "Shook" | - | |
| 2020 | "Wake Up Call (Yoshi Remix)"(with KSI,Trippie Redd andTobi) | - |
| 2021 | "This Year"(with Tobi)(Prod. by Silencer) | - |
| "Buss The Red"(Prod. by Whiney) | - | |
| 2022 | "Sorry I'm Not Sorry"(Prod. by Whiney) | - |
| "Outplayed" | - | |
| "Dead in the Eye"(withExample)(Prod. by Whiney) | - | |
| "Duppy"(with GRM Daily) | - |