![]() He had owned this studio called Music House. We worked at the studio with this guy named Dru Castro. He lived in Atlanta, so I would go visit him. Musiq Soulchild – “Radio” from On My Radio In Rated R&B’s interview with Bongo ByTheWay, the Nigerian producer shares his memories behind seven songs he’s worked on. Throughout the years, he has produced songs for a range of R&B and hip-hop artists, including Beyoncé, Trey Songz, Tank, Jeremih, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and more. Upon graduation, Bongo moved to Los Angeles to focus on his music career. I finished school for my parents to kind of let them know that I appreciate them.” It meant so much to them for me to have an education. So, I really just just so that they wouldn’t have wasted their money and their time. “They sat me down and were like, ‘Look, this is expensive, so finish this right now or we’re going to have to figure something out. He admits there was a moment when he wanted to drop out, but his parents insisted that he finished. ![]() “If you know anything about Nigerian households, they are very education-oriented,” says Bongo, who went on to study psychology at the University of North Florida. ![]() As he continued to hone in on his craft, seven years later, at 18, Bongo secured his first major placement: “Radio,” the lead single from Musiq Soulchild’s fifth album, OnMyRadio (more on that later).Įven though Bongo landed an impressive placement, it wasn’t enough for his parents. Though his skill set wasn’t at the desired level, he knew that he found his passion through producing. “I realized that the stuff that I was making wasn’t exactly on the same level of the stuff that I listened to and I wanted to make,” he says. He remembers how he produced his first beat, which he describes as noise. He’s a bit sluggish from an all-night studio session. I started making beats because of that,” Bongo tells Rated R&B over a Zoom call. “I realized you can’t use other people’s beats, which was a smart thing at a young age. By age 11, he began experimenting with making beats. He soon realized that he needed beats to rap over. Before Uforo “Bongo ByTheWay” Ebong became a platinum-selling producer, he was a pre-teen with a natural knack for music.
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