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.

Background

Charles was born on 31 August 1990 in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents. His Mother is of the

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and his father is of the

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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

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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

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rappers such as

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& Nas' Mass Appeal signee

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. After returning to the UK Greatness Jones maintained relationships he had established in

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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

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. He also landed a track on

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's 'The Elevation Vol. 2' Mixtape, track entitled 'Roll Up' by

Production style

Greatness uses the music production software

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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

PW – ''From London With Love'' *02 – Cause Me Pain

– ''The Elevation Vol. 2'' *13 – Roll Up –

Scorcher – ''1 of 1'' *04 – Lord *07 – Smoking While We Drink

2015

Mark Asari – ''Good One Single'' *01 – Good One Ft. Giggs

2016

Bonkaz – ''Mixtape of The Year'' *05 – I Actually Freestyled This :) Giggs – ''Landlord'' *05 – The Process Avelino *01 – Late Nights in the 15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Greatness 1990 births Living people People from Hackney, London Black British musicians British diaspora in Nigeria Southern hip hop musicians English people of Nigerian descent English record producers English people of Yoruba descent English people of Igbo descent Igbo musicians Yoruba musicians Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire Composers from London