Peter Wadams, known professionally as P-Money, is a New Zealand DJ, record producer and songwriter from Auckland. Emerging from New Zealand's hip-hop and turntablism scene, he became one of the country's most prominent hip-hop producers of the 2000s. He is best known for his work with Scribe, including production on The Crusader and the singles "Stand Up", "Not Many" and "Dreaming", as well as his own singles "Stop the Music" and "Everything". P-Money's debut album, Big Things, was released in 2002 and reached number seven on the New Zealand Albums Chart. His second studio album, Magic City reached number two in New Zealand, while its single "Stop the Music", featuring Scribe, reached number one in New Zealand and number seven in Australia. In 2008, P-Money released "Everything", featuring Vince Harder which reached number one in New Zealand. He later collaborated with American rapper Buckshot on the 2014 album Backpack Travels, which charted on Billboard's United States rap albums chart. P-Money also achieved major international success as a co-writer and producer of Starley's single "Call on Me", which APRA AMCOS recognised after surpassing one billion streams across major services including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
