P-Money

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P-Money
Scribe and P-Money at the 2007 Big Day Out
Background information
Birth name	Peter Wadams
Origin	Papakura, New Zealand
Genre(s)	Hip Hop
Label(s)	Dirty Records
Website	www.pmoneymusic.com

P-Money (real name Peter Wadams) is a hiphop DJ and Producer. He is from Papakura, one of Greater Auckland's major metropolitan areas, located on the southern boundary of Manukau City.

P-Money's initial entry into the music industry was via DJ competitions and student radio. He won turntablism competition the New Zealand DJ Championship three years in a row^{[citation needed]}, and in 2001 ranked third equal at the Technics DMC World DJ Championships^{[citation needed]}. His single Stop The Music also reached the top 10 of the Australian ARIAnet singles chart in April 2005^{[citation needed]}. The album includes collaborations with local and international artists such as Akon, Skillz, Jatis, Aasim, Capone, Sauce Money,Bobby Creekwater, Grandmaster Roc Raida, and Scribe.

He won the awards "Best Producer" (for his work on Scribe's multi-platinum album The Crusader) and "Songwriter of the Year" at the 2004 New Zealand Music Awards^{[citation needed]}.

P-Money records for the label Dirty Records, which he co-owns. As well as Scribe, he has produced for other New Zealand artists including Deceptikonz, Che Fu, Nesian Mystik, Mareko, and King Kapisi^{[citation needed]}.