Greatness Jones
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Greatness Jones | |
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| Birth name | Charles Oluwafunsho Nnaji |
| Also known as | Emthree, Greatness, GJ |
| Born | 31 August 1990 |
| Origin | Hackney, London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, Trap, R&B, Electronic |
| Occupations | Record producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | greatnessjones |
Charles Oluwafunsho Nnaji (born 31 August 1990), better known by his stage name Greatness Jones is a British record producer, composer and songwriter of Nigerian descent. He has worked with British hip-hop artists such as Giggs, Avelino, Scorcher and more.
Background
[edit]Charles was born on 31 August 1990 in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents. His Mother is of the Yoruba and his father is of the Igbo ethnic group of Nigeria. His Mother came to the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s. He graduated from Cardinal Pole RC School in Hackney, London in 2006 and went to study Business and Information systems at University of Hertfordshire in 2008.
Music career
[edit]Greatness Jones' production career began in the UK, where he worked with some of the most relevant artists in the music scene. It was on a vacation to New York City where he met a few up and coming and household name rappers such as Bynoe & Nas' Mass Appeal signee Dave East. After returning to the UK Greatness Jones maintained relationships he had established in New York City and started to send music to musicians he had met. As a result, songs produced by Greatness Jones started receiving radio play on stations such as Hot 97 & Power 105.1. He also landed a track on DJ Whoo Kid's 'The Elevation Vol. 2' Mixtape, track entitled 'Roll Up' by Dave East.
Production style
[edit]Greatness uses the music production software Logic Pro along with custom plug-ins to make his beats. He usually produces space like mystic mellow beats which are distinguished by their hard-hitting sound and the use of heavy basslines, 808 kicks and sped up hi-hats.
Discography
[edit]2014
[edit]- 02 – Cause Me Pain[2]
DJ Whoo Kid – The Elevation Vol. 2[3]
- 13 – Roll Up – Dave East
2015
[edit]Mark Asari – Good One Single
2016
[edit]Bonkaz – Mixtape of The Year[8]
- 05 – I Actually Freestyled This :)
- 05 – The Process[10]
- 01 – Late Nights in the 15[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mechanical Dummy – Unlocking The Mechanics Behind Creativity". Mechanicaldummy.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ > Music Video, HipHopDX.com
- ^ > Mixtape, Datpiff.com
- ^ "israbox.co". Israbox.co. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "SCORCHER FT. G MONEY & J AVALANCHE - LORD [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] - Grime Culture | Home of New Music Releases". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "[NEW SONG] Scorcher Collaborates With G Frsh for 'Smoking While We Drink' (Music Video)". Mixtapemadness.com. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Mark Asari track featuring Giggs". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "London MC Bonkaz Starts 2016 on a High Note with 'Mixtape of the Year' | PigeonsandPlanes". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Giggs: Landlord review – frighteningly good". The Guardian. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Greatness Jones". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Avelino - Late Nights in the 15 (Video) | Content Dope". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Hackney, London
- Black British musicians
- British diaspora in Nigeria
- Southern hip-hop musicians
- Black British rappers
- Rappers from London
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English record producers
- English people of Yoruba descent
- English people of Igbo descent
- Igbo musicians
- Yoruba musicians
- Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire
- Composers from London