BongoByTheWay

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]

Bongo ByTheWay
Also known as	Bongo the Drum Gahd
Born	Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
Origin	Sylmar, California, U.S.
Education	University of North Florida (BS)[1]
Genres	R&B soul hip hop
Occupations	Record producer songwriter
Formerly of	L&F

Production and songwriting credits

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

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Selah"	2019	Kanye West, Ant Clemons & Sunday Service Choir	Jesus Is King

Awards and nominations

Year	Awarding Body	Award	Result	Ref
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]

See also

• Biography portal

• List of Nigerian musicians
• Music of Port Harcourt