BongoByTheWay
{{Short description|Nigerian producer and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Bongo ByTheWay
|alias = Bongo the Drum Gahd
|birth_place = Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
| origin = Sylmar, California, U.S.
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
|education = University of North Florida (BS){{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/bringin-it-backwards-interview-with-bongo-bytheway/|title=Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Bongo ByTheWay|first=Bringin' It|last=Backwards|date=May 15, 2021|website=American Songwriter|access-date=December 21, 2022|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221033233/https://americansongwriter.com/bringin-it-backwards-interview-with-bongo-bytheway/|url-status=live}}
}}
|occupation = {{hlist|Record producer| songwriter}}
|genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul|hip hop}}
| past_member_of = L&F
}}
Uforo Imeh Ebong{{cite web | url=https://www.playax.com/artists/159181-uforo-imeh-ebong?locale=en | title=Playax - Uforo Imeh Ebong | access-date=2023-01-28 | archive-date=2023-01-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128012026/https://www.playax.com/artists/159181-uforo-imeh-ebong?locale=en | url-status=live }} (born 1989), known professionally as Bongo ByTheWay (formerly Bongo the Drum Gahd) is a Nigerian record producer, best known for producing songs for Kanye West, The Game, Lecrae, and Teyana Taylor, among others.{{Cite web|url=https://respect-mag.com/2021/03/super-producer-songwriter-bongo-bytheway-gains-grammy-achievement-for-contributions-to-jesus-is-king-album-by-kanye-west/|title=Super-Producer, Songwriter Bongo ByTheWay Gains Grammy Achievement For Contributions To 'Jesus Is King' Album By Kanye West|first=Ayana|last=Rashed|date=March 16, 2021|access-date=December 21, 2022|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221033233/https://respect-mag.com/2021/03/super-producer-songwriter-bongo-bytheway-gains-grammy-achievement-for-contributions-to-jesus-is-king-album-by-kanye-west/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/bongo-bytheway-stevie-wonder-record-store-recs-producer-music-of-his-mind|title=Record Store Recs: Producer Bongo ByTheWay Shares The Music Of His Mind|website=www.grammy.com|access-date=2022-12-21|archive-date=2022-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221033239/https://www.grammy.com/news/bongo-bytheway-stevie-wonder-record-store-recs-producer-music-of-his-mind|url-status=live}} Originally working alongside his cousin Christopher "C4" Umana in production outfit L&F (short for "Lost and Found"), Ebong moved to Los Angeles, California for wider music opportunities.{{cite web | url=https://rollingout.com/2014/10/14/production-duo-lf-discuss-working-trey-songz-process-creating-music/ | title=Production duo L+F discuss working with Trey Songz and their process of creating music | date=14 October 2014 | access-date=23 December 2022 | archive-date=23 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223082341/https://rollingout.com/2014/10/14/production-duo-lf-discuss-working-trey-songz-process-creating-music/ | url-status=live }} L&F parted ways amicably in 2015 to pursue individual songwriting and production careers.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.flaunt.com/content/bongobytheway-the-last-super-producer|title=BongoByTheWay | The Last Super Producer|website=Flaunt Magazine|access-date=2022-12-21|archive-date=2022-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221033350/https://archive.flaunt.com/content/bongobytheway-the-last-super-producer|url-status=live}}
Production and songwriting credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, Genius, and AllMusic.{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Bongo|title=BongoByTheWay|website=Genius|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-date=21 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221033233/https://genius.com/artists/Bongo|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2020/12/15/bongo-bytheway-feature/ | title=Bongo ByTheWay Shines in Pandemic as Most-In Demand Producers | date=15 December 2020 | access-date=21 December 2022 | archive-date=21 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221033242/https://thesource.com/2020/12/15/bongo-bytheway-feature/ | url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:24.5em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Radio" «»
| 2008 |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Free From It All" (Featuring Mathai)
| rowspan="2"| 2012 | Lecrae | Gravity |
| scope="row"| "Why Lie" |
| scope="row"| "Y.A.S. (You Ain't Shit)" «»
| rowspan="9"| 2014 | Trigga |
| scope="row"| "Outta My League (Interlude)" «»
| rowspan="2"| Teyana Taylor | rowspan="2"| VII |
| scope="row"| "Outta My League" «» |
| scope="row"| "Show Me" (Featuring Jeremih) «»
| rowspan="3"| Omarion | rowspan="3"| Sex Playlist |
| scope="row"| "Boss" (Featuring Rick Ross) «» |
| scope="row"| "Already" «» |
| scope="row"| "Jit/Juke" «»
| Big Sean | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "I Won't Cry" «»
| rowspan="2"| Bridget Kelly | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Almost More" «»
| {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Last One Standing"
| rowspan="13" |2015 |Cuffing Season |
| scope="row" | "Stay Down" «»
| Big Sean |
| scope="row"| "On Me" (Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
| rowspan="17"| The Game | rowspan="7"| The Documentary 2 |
| scope="row"| "Step Up" (Featuring Dej Loaf & Sha Sha) |
| scope="row"| "Made in America" (Featuring Marcus Black) |
| scope="row"| "Hashtag" (Featuring Jelly Roll) |
| scope="row"| "Circles" (Featuring Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger & Sha Sha) |
| scope="row"| "Dedicated" (Featuring Future & Sonyae Elise) |
| scope="row"| "Just Another Day" |
| scope="row"| "Magnus Carlsen" (Featuring Anderson .Paak)
| rowspan="4"| The Documentary 2.5 |
| scope="row"| "Gang Bang Anyway" (Featuring Jay Rock & Schoolboy Q) |
| scope="row"| "Gang Related" (Featuring Asia Bryant) |
| scope="row"| "Sex Skit" |
| scope="row"| "For the Homies" (Featuring Micah and Payso)
| rowspan="9" | 2016 |
| scope="row"| "Block Wars"
| rowspan="2"| Block Wars |
| scope="row"| "Uzis and Grenades" (Featuring Lorine Chia) |
| scope="row"| "True Colors / It's On"
| rowspan="3"| 1992 |
| scope="row"| "I Grew Up on Wu-Tang" |
| scope="row"| "However Do You Want It" |
| scope="row"| "Stranger at the Table"
| rowspan="2"| Jeremih & Chance the Rapper | rowspan="2"| Merry Christmas Lil' Mama |
| scope="row"| "The Tragedy" |
| scope="row"|"I Can Tell"
|Eventually (Mixtape) |
| scope="row"| "God, Love, Sex, and Drugs"
| rowspan="7"| 2017 | rowspan="2"| K. Michelle | rowspan="2"| Kimberly: The People I Used to Know |
| scope="row"| "Takes Two" (Featuring Jeremih) |
| scope="row"| "Man Now"
| G Herbo |
| scope="row"| "Vault" |
| scope="row"| "Ol Skool" (Featuring Dej Loaf & Jeremih) |
| scope="row"| "Don't Go" «»
| The Awakening |
| scope="row"| "Ex" (Featuring YG) |
| scope="row"| "All Mine"
| rowspan="4" | 2018 | Ye |
| scope="row"| "Hurry" (Featuring Kanye West)
| K.T.S.E. |
| scope="row"| "Play"
| Jessie J | R.O.S.E. |
| scope="row"|"Meditate"
|Meditation Music |
| scope="row"|"Back It Up" (Featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
| rowspan="7" |2019 |The Rebirth 2 |
| scope="row" | "Welcome Home" (Featuring Nipsey Hussle)
| The Game |
| scope="row"| "Bad Idea" (Featuring Chance the Rapper)
| rowspan="3"| YBN Cordae | rowspan="3"| The Lost Boy |
| scope="row"| "Family Matters" (Featuring Arin Ray) |
| scope="row"| "We Gon Make It" (Featuring Meek Mill) |
| scope="row"| "Know Better"
| Tinashe |
| scope="row"| "Ecstasy" (Featuring) Jeremih)
| Dreezy |
| scope="row"| "OMG"
| rowspan="7"| 2020 |
| scope="row"| "69"
| rowspan="2"| Teyana Taylor | rowspan="2"| The Album |
| scope="row"| "Lose Each Other" |
| scope="row"| "Good 4 U"
| Happy 2 Be Here |
| scope="row"| "West Coast Shit" (Featuring Tyga & Quavo) |
| scope="row"| "No Reason" (Featuring Neeak)
| rowspan="2"| Luke James | rowspan="2"| For No Reason |
| scope="row"| "I Lost" (Featuring Big K.R.I.T.) |
| scope="row"| "Girl Like Me" (Featuring H.E.R.)
| rowspan="4"| 2021 |
| scope="row"| "Bout It, Bout It"
| rowspan="3"| Blair Perkins | rowspan="3"| Blair Perkins |
| scope="row"| "Power Love" |
| scope="row"| "Reign Down" |
| scope="row"| "No Idea"
| rowspan="9"| 2022 | rowspan="3"| Mary J. Blige | rowspan="3"| Good Morning Gorgeous |
| scope="row"| "Here with Me" (Featuring Anderson .Paak) |
| scope="row"| "Love Will Never" |
| scope="row"| "No Smoke at the Polo Lounge" (Featuring Jeremih)
| The Game |
| scope="row"| "Gifted" (Featuring Roddy Ricch & Ant Clemons)
| Cordae |
| scope="row"| "Consistency" (Featuring Jhené Aiko) |
| scope="row"| "Inner Peace" (Featuring Anderson .Paak)
| Breezy |
| scope="row"| "Caliber"
| What I Didn't Tell You |
| scope="row"| "Sunshine" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Childish Gambino)
| Latto | 777 |
| scope="row"| "All I Got (Free Falling)"
| rowspan="11"| 2024 | rowspan="11"| Chlöe | rowspan="11"| Trouble in Paradise |
| scope="row"| "Might as Well" (with Ty Dolla Sign) |
| scope="row"| "Temporarily Single" |
| scope="row"| "Rose" |
| scope="row"| "Favorite" (with Anderson .Paak) |
| scope="row"| "Same Lingerie" |
| scope="row"| "Want Me" (with Halle) |
| scope="row"| "Moments" |
| scope="row"| "FYS" |
| scope="row"| "Nice Girls Finish Last" |
| scope="row"| "Shake" (featuring Jeremih) |
«» Released as part of L&F Productions
Guest appearances
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other performer(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Selah"
|2019 |
|---|
Awards and nominations
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| style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Awarding Body ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result !Ref |
| 2013
| Gravity | Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year | {{Won}} | |
| 2019
| "Bad Idea" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Song | {{Nominated}} |
| 2023
| Grammy Award for Album of the Year | {{Nominated}} |
See also
{{portal|Biography}}
References
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{{improve categories|date=December 2022}}
Category:Musicians from Rivers State
Category:Nigerian singer-songwriters