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Who is 18-year-old P-Priime, the producer behind hits for Fireboy, Zlatan, DJ Cuppy and more?
TRACKING____P-Priime has produced popular songs like ‘Like I Do‘ for Fireboy, ‘Money Devotion‘ for Gbasky, ‘Gelato’ for DJ Cuppy and ‘Unripe Paw Paw‘ for Zlatan, ‘Egungun‘ for Zlatan and more. Anytime you hear a tuned-up, yet amped down vocal sample, ‘P-Prime!’ That’s him. However, his ‘Prime’ has an extra ‘i.’ You can read the chat below;
Pulse: Who is P-Priime?
P-Prime: P.Priime is a terrorist in music production (laughs).
Pulse: When did you start making music?
Prime: I’ve been making music ever since I was little. I used to play instruments in the church choir.
Pulse: When did you realize music could be a viable music career for you?
Prime: After I got paid for my first production, I was always going to do music one way or the other, from my childhood days.
Pulse: The career of a lot of music producers can be short-lived, how do you plan to abridge that?
Prime: I’m versatile and always in search of new sounds, as long as I have the potential to evolve as music evolves, I’m here to stay.
Pulse: Your sound is very afro-pop, but what you did on Gbasky’s ‘Black Frequency’ suggests a wider range. What is your sound?
Prime: I’m versatile and an explorer. Also, my brother (Adeleke) always tells me “when experimenting, if what you’re trying to fuse in is good/sounds sweet, no matter genre or how weird it sounds, it will always be accepted.”
Pulse: How did you meet Zlatan, Fireboy and Gbasky?
Prime: My manager (The Cake) linked me up with Zlatan after I told her I had a fire beat for him. Fireboy – We met at a session. After the session, he told me he loved the way I work and would love us to keep working. Gbasky – We are under the same management, so you know the rest…
Pulse: Hardest song you’ve ever had to produce?
Prime: None yet. I’m open to challenges.
Pulse: Would you ever make music as P-Priime the artist?
Prime: Lol. who knows, never say never. By the way, check out my song with Jeff Akoh and Ric Hassani, ‘Good loving.’
Pulse: What is success to you?
Prime: Success is achieving my goals, while being able to improve whatever space I am in..
Pulse: How important is everyday life to your music?
Prime: It’s very important. I’m influenced by my environment, mood etc
Pulse: Do you get paid for your work?
Prime: Haq Haq Haq Haq. What do you think? For sure! Thanks to my manager for always making sure I do.