Maleek Berry
Musical artist (born 1987)
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Maleek Shoyebi[2] ⓘ(born 11 August 1987), professionally known as Maleek Berry, is a British-Nigerian record producer and recording artist.[3] After his break into the spotlight in 2012, Maleek Berry was nominated as "Music Producer of the Year" at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Maleek Berry has worked with prominent artists such as Wizkid, Davido, Wale, Fuse ODG, Runtown and Iyanya.[4][5][6] In 2017 the Starboy Label signed act was nominated in the Best Male category of the annual MOBO Awards.[7]
Also known asPapito
Born
11 August 1987[1]
Maleek Shoyebi
11 August 1987[1]
South London, United Kingdom
Occupationsrecord producer, singer, songwriter, audio engineer
Maleek Berry | |
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Berry in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Papito |
| Born | Maleek Shoyebi 11 August 1987[1] South London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | record producer, singer, songwriter, audio engineer |
| Instruments | Digital audio workstation, Vocals, Keyboards |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | maleekberry |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Certifications | Album |
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| 2013 | "The Matter" (featuring Wizkid) | Non-album single | |
| "Love You" (featuring Wizkid) | Non-Album Single | ||
| "New Bounce" (featuring Wizkid & Phenom) | |||
| 2014 | "Feel Me" (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| 2015 | "One Life" (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| "For My People" (featuring Sneakbo) | |||
| 2016 | "On Fire"[8] | ||
| "Kontrol" | Last Daze of Summer (EP) | ||
| "Eko Miami"(featuring Geko) | Non-Album Single | ||
| 2017 | "Bend It" | Non-Album Single | |
| "Been Calling" | First Daze of Winter (EP) | ||
| "4 Me" | |||
| "Pon My Mind" | |||
| 2018 | "Sisi Maria" | ||
| "Gimmie Life" | |||
| "Love You Long Time" (featuring Chip) | |||
| "Doing U" | |||
| "Wait" | |||
| 2019 | "Flashy" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| UK [10] | |||||||||
| "All For You" (Banky W featuring Maleek Berry) |
2014 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "They Know (Wan Mo)" (IKES featuring Maleek Berry) |
2015 | — | |||||||
| "Dem Hail" (Mazi Chukz featuring Maleek Berry) |
2016 | — | |||||||
| "See My Baby" (Zafi B featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Facetime (Remix)" (Fresh L featuring Naeto C and Maleek Berry) |
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| "Early in the Morning" (Juls featuring Maleek Berry and Nonso Amadi) |
2017 | — | Leap of Faith | ||||||
| "Juice" (YCEE featuring Maleek Berry) |
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The First Wave | ||||||
| "One Call Away" (Legendury Beatz featuring Maleek Berry) |
— | Afropop 101 | |||||||
| "Lifestyle" (Ajebutter22 featuring Maleek Berry) |
— | What Happens in Lagos | |||||||
| "Confidence" (Raye featuring Maleek Berry, produced by Nana Rogues) |
2018 | — | Side Tape | ||||||
| "Love Can Do" (Legendury Beatz featuring Maleek Berry) |
— | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Sit Back Down" (Not3s featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "See You Again" (MHD feat Maleek Berry) |
2019 | — | |||||||
| "Show Me Mercy (IYKZ featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Immortal" (Simi featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Turn Me On" (Mut4y featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Feelings" (Sarkodie featuring Maleek Berry) |
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| "Zulu Screams" (GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly) |
— | Diaspora | |||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||
Guest appearances
Production discography
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Carolina" | Sauce Kid (featuring Davido) | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "Video" | Davido | Omo Baba Olowo |
| "Enter the Centre" | |||
| "For You" | Davido (featuring 2face Idibia) | ||
| "The Warrior" | IKES (featuring Davido) | Non-album single | |
| 2013 | "The Matter" | Wizkid | |
| "Love You" | |||
| "Let it Go" | IKES | ||
| "My Way" | Wande Coal | Wanted | |
| "Outro (Love Music)" | Wizkid | Non-album single | |
| "Just Say Go" | Tyson Noir | ||
| 2014 | "Faith" | DJ JoeNel (featuring BM Baby) | |
| "Plan B" | Wande Coal | ||
| "Shine" | SiNZU | ||
| "All For You" | Banky W | ||
| "Finito" | Iyanya | ||
| "Baby Hello" | Wande Coal | Wanted | |
| "Murder" | Wizkid (featuring Wale) | Ayo | |
| "Ye Play" | Fuse ODG | Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Amin" | Wizkid | |
| "Nonso" | D'Prince (featuring Reekado Banks) | ||
| "LEYLA (Remix)" | Angel (featuring Fuse ODG, Seyi Shay & Wande Coal) | ||
| "Ati Dé" | Naeto C | ||
| "We Ball" | Wande Coal | Wanted | |
| "African Lady" | |||
| "Plenty Love" | |||
| "Lowkey" | |||
| "Kpono" | Wande Coal (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| "Walahi" | Runtown | Ghetto University | |
| "Phantom" | BOJ (featuring Runtown) | Non-album single | |
| "Let Me Love You" | Runtown | Ghetto University | |
| "Talk For Me" | |||
| "Lagos to Kampala" | Runtown (featuring Wizkid) | ||
| "Sarki Zaki" | Runtown (featuring MI & Hafeez) | ||
| "Show Me" | Moelogo | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| 2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Music Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [12] |
| 2017 | MOBO Awards | Best Male Act | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best African Act | Nominated | [14] |