Greatness Jones

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Greatness Jones
Birth nameCharles Oluwafunsho Nnaji
Also known asEmthree, Greatness, GJ
Born (1990-08-31) 31 August 1990 (age 34)
Origin Hackney, London, England
Genres Hip hop, Trap, R&B, Electronic
OccupationsRecord producer, songwriter
Years active2010–present
Website greatnessjones.com

Charles Oluwafunsho Nnaji (born 31 August 1990), better known by his stage name Greatness Jones is a British record producer, composer and songwriter of Nigerian descent. He has worked with British hip-hop artists such as Giggs, Avelino, Scorcher and more.

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Background

Charles was born on 31 August 1990 in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents. His Mother is of the Yoruba and his father is of the Igbo ethnic group of Nigeria. His Mother came to the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s. He graduated from Cardinal Pole RC School in Hackney, London in 2006 and went to study Business and Information systems at University of Hertfordshire in 2008.

Music career

Greatness Jones' production career began in the UK, where he worked with some of the most relevant artists in the music scene. It was on a vacation to New York City where he met a few up and coming and household name rappers such as Bynoe & Nas' Mass Appeal signee Dave East. After returning to the UK Greatness Jones maintained relationships he had established in New York City and started to send music to musicians he had met. As a result, songs produced by Greatness Jones started receiving radio play on stations such as Hot 97 & Power 105.1. He also landed a track on DJ Whoo Kid's 'The Elevation Vol. 2' Mixtape, track entitled 'Roll Up' by Dave East.

Production style

Greatness uses the music production software Logic Pro along with custom plug-ins to make his beats. He usually produces space like mystic mellow beats which are distinguished by their hard-hitting sound and the use of heavy basslines, 808 kicks and sped up hi-hats.

Discography

2014

PWFrom London With Love [1]

DJ Whoo KidThe Elevation Vol. 2 [3]

Scorcher1 of 1 [4]

2015

Mark AsariGood One Single

2016

BonkazMixtape of The Year [8]

GiggsLandlord [9]

Avelino

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