Bongo ByTheWay | |
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| Also known as | Bongo the Drum Gahd |
| Born | Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria |
| Origin | Sylmar, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of North Florida (BS) [1] |
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| Formerly of | L&F |
Uforo Imeh Ebong [2] (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. [3] [4] 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. [5] L&F parted ways amicably in 2015 to pursue individual songwriting and production careers. [6]
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, Genius, and AllMusic. [7] [8]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Radio" «» | 2008 | Musiq Soulchild | OnMyRadio |
| "Free From It All" (Featuring Mathai) | 2012 | Lecrae | Gravity |
| "Why Lie" | Keyshia Cole | Woman to Woman | |
| "Y.A.S. (You Ain't Shit)" «» | 2014 | Trey Songz | Trigga |
| "Outta My League (Interlude)" «» | Teyana Taylor | VII | |
| "Outta My League" «» | |||
| "Show Me" (Featuring Jeremih) «» | Omarion | Sex Playlist | |
| "Boss" (Featuring Rick Ross) «» | |||
| "Already" «» | |||
| "Jit/Juke" «» | Big Sean | Non-album single | |
| "I Won't Cry" «» | Bridget Kelly | Non-album single | |
| "Almost More" «» | Non-album single | ||
| "Last One Standing" | 2015 | Eric Bellinger | Cuffing Season |
| "Stay Down" «» | Big Sean | Dark Sky Paradise | |
| "On Me" (Featuring Kendrick Lamar) | The Game | The Documentary 2 | |
| "Step Up" (Featuring Dej Loaf & Sha Sha) | |||
| "Made in America" (Featuring Marcus Black) | |||
| "Hashtag" (Featuring Jelly Roll) | |||
| "Circles" (Featuring Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger & Sha Sha) | |||
| "Dedicated" (Featuring Future & Sonyae Elise) | |||
| "Just Another Day" | |||
| "Magnus Carlsen" (Featuring Anderson .Paak) | The Documentary 2.5 | ||
| "Gang Bang Anyway" (Featuring Jay Rock & Schoolboy Q) | |||
| "Gang Related" (Featuring Asia Bryant) | |||
| "Sex Skit" | |||
| "For the Homies" (Featuring Micah and Payso) | 2016 | Streets of Compton | |
| "Block Wars" | Block Wars | ||
| "Uzis and Grenades" (Featuring Lorine Chia) | |||
| "True Colors / It's On" | 1992 | ||
| "I Grew Up on Wu-Tang" | |||
| "However Do You Want It" | |||
| "Stranger at the Table" | Jeremih & Chance the Rapper | Merry Christmas Lil' Mama | |
| "The Tragedy" | |||
| "I Can Tell" | Eric Bellinger | Eventually (Mixtape) | |
| "God, Love, Sex, and Drugs" | 2017 | K. Michelle | Kimberly: The People I Used to Know |
| "Takes Two" (Featuring Jeremih) | |||
| "Man Now" | G Herbo | Humble Beast | |
| "Vault" | Keyshia Cole | 11:11 Reset | |
| "Ol Skool" (Featuring Dej Loaf & Jeremih) | Sevyn Streeter | Girl Disrupted | |
| "Don't Go" «» | Kevin Ross | The Awakening | |
| "Ex" (Featuring YG) | Ty Dolla Sign | Beach House 3 | |
| "All Mine" | 2018 | Kanye West | Ye |
| "Hurry" (Featuring Kanye West) | Teyana Taylor | K.T.S.E. | |
| "Play" | Jessie J | R.O.S.E. | |
| "Meditate" | Eric Bellinger | Meditation Music | |
| "Back It Up" (Featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) | 2019 | Eric Bellinger | The Rebirth 2 |
| "Welcome Home" (Featuring Nipsey Hussle) | The Game | Born 2 Rap | |
| "Bad Idea" (Featuring Chance the Rapper) | YBN Cordae | The Lost Boy | |
| "Family Matters" (Featuring Arin Ray) | |||
| "We Gon Make It" (Featuring Meek Mill) | |||
| "Know Better" | Tinashe | Songs for You | |
| "Ecstasy" (Featuring) Jeremih) | Dreezy | Big Dreez | |
| "OMG" | 2020 | K. Michelle | All Monsters Are Human |
| "69" | Teyana Taylor | The Album | |
| "Lose Each Other" | |||
| "Good 4 U" | Ant Clemons | Happy 2 Be Here | |
| "West Coast Shit" (Featuring Tyga & Quavo) | Pop Smoke | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | |
| "No Reason" (Featuring Neeak) | Luke James | For No Reason | |
| "I Lost" (Featuring Big K.R.I.T.) | |||
| "Girl Like Me" (Featuring H.E.R.) | 2021 | Jazmine Sullivan | Heaux Tales |
| "Bout It, Bout It" | Blair Perkins | Blair Perkins | |
| "Power Love" | |||
| "Reign Down" | |||
| "No Idea" | 2022 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous |
| "Here with Me" (Featuring Anderson .Paak) | |||
| "Love Will Never" | |||
| "No Smoke at the Polo Lounge" (Featuring Jeremih) | The Game | Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind | |
| "Gifted" (Featuring Roddy Ricch & Ant Clemons) | Cordae | From a Birds Eye View | |
| "Consistency" (Featuring Jhené Aiko) | Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine | |
| "Inner Peace" (Featuring Anderson .Paak) | Chris Brown | Breezy | |
| "Caliber" | Coco Jones | What I Didn't Tell You | |
| "Sunshine" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Childish Gambino) | Latto | 777 | |
| "All I Got (Free Falling)" | 2024 | Chlöe | Trouble in Paradise |
| "Might as Well" (with Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
| "Temporarily Single" | |||
| "Rose" | |||
| "Favorite" (with Anderson .Paak) | |||
| "Same Lingerie" | |||
| "Want Me" (with Halle) | |||
| "Moments" | |||
| "FYS" | |||
| "Nice Girls Finish Last" | |||
| "Shake" (featuring Jeremih) |
«» Released as part of L&F Productions
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Selah" | 2019 | Kanye West, Ant Clemons & Sunday Service Choir | Jesus Is King |
| Year | Awarding Body | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2013 | Gravity | Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year | Won | |
| 2019 | "Bad Idea" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Song | Nominated | [9] |
| 2023 | Good Morning Gorgeous | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | [10] |
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