Okunola Abdul Maleek Anu-Oluwapo Shoyebi[2] (born 11 August 1987), professionally known as Maleek Berry, is a British-Nigerian record producer and recording artist.[3] After his break into the spotlight in 2012, Maleek Berry was nominated as "Music Producer of the Year" at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Maleek Berry has worked with prominent artists such as Wizkid, Davido, Wale, Fuse ODG, Runtown and Iyanya.[4][5][6] In 2017 the Starboy Label signed act was nominated in the Best Male category of the annual MOBO Awards.[7]
Maleek Berry | |
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 Berry in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Okunola Abdul Maleek Anu-Oluwapo Shoyebi |
| Also known as | Papito |
| Born | 11 August 1987[1] South London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | record producer, singer, songwriter, audio engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Digital audio workstation, Vocals, Keyboards |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | maleekberry |
Discography
editThis list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "The Matter" (featuring Wizkid) | Non-album single | |
| "Love You" (featuring Wizkid) | Non-Album Single | ||
| "New Bounce" (featuring Wizkid & Phenom) | |||
| 2014 | "Feel Me" (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| 2015 | "One Life" (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| "For My People" (featuring Sneakbo) | |||
| 2016 | "On Fire"[8] | ||
| "Kontrol" | Last Daze of Summer (EP) | ||
| "Eko Miami"(featuring Geko) | Non-Album Single | ||
| 2017 | "Bend It" | Non-Album Single | |
| "Been Calling" | First Daze of Winter (EP) | ||
| "4 Me" | |||
| "Pon My Mind" | |||
| 2018 | "Sisi Maria" | ||
| "Gimmie Life" | |||
| "Love You Long Time" (featuring Chip) | |||
| "Doing U" | |||
| "Wait" | |||
| 2019 | "Flashy" |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | |||||||||
| "All For You" (Banky W featuring Maleek Berry) |
2014 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "They Know (Wan Mo)" (IKES featuring Maleek Berry) |
2015 | — | |||||||
| "Dem Hail" (Mazi Chukz featuring Maleek Berry) |
2016 | — | |||||||
| "See My Baby" (Zafi B featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Facetime (Remix)" (Fresh L featuring Naeto C and Maleek Berry) |
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| "Early in the Morning" (Juls featuring Maleek Berry and Nonso Amadi) |
2017 | — | Leap of Faith | ||||||
| "Juice" (YCEE featuring Maleek Berry) |
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The First Wave | ||||||
| "One Call Away" (Legendury Beatz featuring Maleek Berry) |
— | Afropop 101 | |||||||
| "Lifestyle" (Ajebutter22 featuring Maleek Berry) |
— | What Happens in Lagos | |||||||
| "Confidence" (Raye featuring Maleek Berry, produced by Nana Rogues) |
2018 | — | Side Tape | ||||||
| "Love Can Do" (Legendury Beatz featuring Maleek Berry) |
— | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Sit Back Down" (Not3s featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "See You Again" (MHD feat Maleek Berry) |
2019 | — | |||||||
| "Show Me Mercy (IYKZ featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Immortal" (Simi featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Turn Me On" (Mut4y featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Feelings" (Sarkodie featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Zulu Screams" (GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly) |
— | Diaspora | |||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bambi Too (Remix)" | 2017 | Jidenna, Quavo, Sarkodie | — |
| "Take the Lead"[11] | 2018 | Chip, Kranium, | Ten10 |
| "Dabebi" | 2018 | Mr Eazi, King Promise | N/A |
Production discography
edit| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Carolina" | Sauce Kid (featuring Davido) | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "Video" | Davido | Omo Baba Olowo |
| "Enter the Centre" | |||
| "For You" | Davido (featuring 2face Idibia) | ||
| "The Warrior" | IKES (featuring Davido) | Non-album single | |
| 2013 | "The Matter" | Wizkid | |
| "Love You" | |||
| "Let it Go" | IKES | ||
| "My Way" | Wande Coal | Wanted | |
| "Outro (Love Music)" | Wizkid | Non-album single | |
| "Just Say Go" | Tyson Noir | ||
| 2014 | "Faith" | DJ JoeNel (featuring BM Baby) | |
| "Plan B" | Wande Coal | ||
| "Shine" | SiNZU | ||
| "All For You" | Banky W | ||
| "Finito" | Iyanya | ||
| "Baby Hello" | Wande Coal | Wanted | |
| "Murder" | Wizkid (featuring Wale) | Ayo | |
| "Ye Play" | Fuse ODG | Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Amin" | Wizkid | |
| "Nonso" | D'Prince (featuring Reekado Banks) | ||
| "LEYLA (Remix)" | Angel (featuring Fuse ODG, Seyi Shay & Wande Coal) | ||
| "Ati Dé" | Naeto C | ||
| "We Ball" | Wande Coal | Wanted | |
| "African Lady" | |||
| "Plenty Love" | |||
| "Lowkey" | |||
| "Kpono" | Wande Coal (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| "Walahi" | Runtown | Ghetto University | |
| "Phantom" | BOJ (featuring Runtown) | Non-album single | |
| "Let Me Love You" | Runtown | Ghetto University | |
| "Talk For Me" | |||
| "Lagos to Kampala" | Runtown (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| "Sarki Zaki" | Runtown (featuring MI & Hafeez) | ||
| "Show Me" | Moelogo | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Music Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [12] |
| 2017 | MOBO Awards | Best Male Act | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best African Act | Nominated | [14] |
References
edit- ^ Adesida, Olumide (11 August 2015). "Join us to wish Wizkid's producer Maleek Berry a happy 28th birthday!". Nigeria Entertainment Today. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "KONTROL". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Adesida, Olumide (11 August 2015). "A biography of Maleek Berry: the man who's making timeless music". Nigeria Entertainment Today. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Haliwud (18 April 2013). "Wizkid's 'Star Boy Entertainment' Signs Maleek Berry". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Abulude, Samuel (2 April 2016). "Wizkid Collaborates With Runtown in Lagos To Kampala". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Interview: Maleek Berry". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "2017 MOBO AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED! | MOBO Organisation". beta.mobo.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Kameir, Rawiya (14 April 2016). "Afropop Renaissance Man Maleek Berry Drops A New Track". The Fader. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "British certifications – Maleek Berry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 February 2024. Type Maleek Berry in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Not3s ft Maleek Berry | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Ten10 by Chip". iTunes (UK). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Abimboye, Micheal (31 May 2014). "Pop duo, Skuki, reject Nigerian Entertainment Awards nomination". Premium Times. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Ndeche, Chidirim (17 October 2017). "Maleek Berry Nominated For MOBO Awards' Best Male Act". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Maleek Berry Lands MOBO Awards Nomination – See Full List Of Nominees – Notjustok". notjustok.com. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.