Tone P

Tone P, a proud native of Southwest Washington, D.C., stands at the forefront of a cultural renaissance and a true architect shaping the past, present, and future of Go-Go music. While widely respected for his contributions to hip-hop, Tone’s deeper legacy lies in his mission to amplify and evolve D.C.’s indigenous sound through innovation, advocacy, and artistic excellence.

Grammy nominated multi-platinum music producer and RIAA Gold Artist, Tone P is best known for fusing the raw pulse of Go-Go into mainstream music. His signature production helped power Wale’s rise, most notably through his platinum-certified contributions to the Ambition album, including co-writing the memorable hook on the title track featuring Meek Mill and Rick Ross. Tone also produced and performed the hook for Wale’s street anthem “Bait,” which paid direct homage to the Go-Go classic by TCB, proving that the boune beat could move crowds well beyond the DMV featuring himself performing the hook.

But Tone P’s work doesn’t stop at the beat, it extends to policy, preservation, and progression. As an original co-founder of the Don’t Mute D.C. movement in 2019 alongside Ronald Moten, Natalie Hopkinson, and Tony Lewis Jr., Tone played a vital role in the successful campaign to make Go-Go the official music of Washington, D.C. That victory was more than symbolic, it was a rallying cry for cultural ownership.

In 2025, Tone P founded GOGO Global, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and expanding the reach of Go-Go music and D.C. culture worldwide. That same year, he co-founded the organization’s first major initiative: National Mambo Sauce Day, a powerful cultural platform designed to celebrate the flavor, rhythm, and spirit of Washington, D.C. by uniting local businesses, artists, and communities under one banner.

Now signed to Universal Music Publishing and CEO of District Funk Records, Tone continues to champion D.C.’s sound across industries. In 2022, he formed his genre-defying band Tone P & Tha Carry Out, launching GOGOPUNK, a bold fusion of Go-Go’s percussion driven soul and the raw, unfiltered energy of punk rock. As lead vocalist, he is pushing the genre into uncharted sonic territory, carrying the pocket from the block to the global stage.

From the studio to city hall, from street anthems to cultural holidays, Tone P is more than a producer, he’s a movement. A cultural architect building the bridge between tradition and transformation, ensuring Go-Go lives louder than ever before.

DISCOGRAPHY

Fivio Foreign - 800 BC

6. Ambition feat. Lil T’Jay

Currensy - The Stoned Immaculate

11. Chandelier

Wale - Ambition

1. Don’t Hold Your Applause
6. Chain Music
9. Ambition ft. Meek Mill & Rick Ross (hook credit)
12. DC or Nothing
16. Bait ft TCB (extended album)

Wiz Khalifa – Single

Dessert

Teyana Taylor - The Miseducation of Teyana Taylor

3. Make Your Move ft. Wale
8. Come On

Kodak Black – Single

Ambition (I’m 14 and already thinking about death)

Dave East - Gemini

9. I Want You ft. T.R.E.
11. Leave Me Alone ft. Iman Europe
14. I Own It ft. Roscoe Dash

Giggs – When Will It Stop

6. (Is It Gangsta) Yes Yes Yes

MMG - Self Made 3

7. Black Grammys ft. J Cole, Wale, Meek Mill, & Rockie Fresh

Jhene Aiko - Sailing Souls

3. HOE ft. Miguel (pretty girls sample)

Wale - Eleven One Eleven Theory

1. Theory
2. Fuck You
4. Chain Music
5. Lacefrontin
8. Bait ft. TCB
11. Ocean Drive ft. Magazeen & Black Cobain
12. Samples N Shit
13. Ambitious Girl 2
14. Let’s Chill ft. Lloyd
15. Pick Six
16. Varsity Blues
18. The Podium ft. Black Cobain & Tone P

BLACK ALLEY – MISCELLANEOUS
Houston

RARE ESSENCE - MISCELLANEOUS

Don't Mute DC feat. Tone P, Noochie, Lightshow

MMG - Self Made 1

Running Rebels ft. Meek Mill, Wale, Stalley, & Teedra Moses

Black Cobain - Young, Gifted, & Black

6. Cook Up ft. Stalley, Wale, & Tone P
10. It’s My Party
13. 4am ft. Wale
16. The City Is Mine

Wale – Miscellaneous

Bait (remix) ft 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, & Tone P

Wale – Miscellaneous

Sunshine (remix) ft. Rick Ross & Common

Wale - The Gifted

2. Love Hate Thing ft. Sam Dew
3. Sunshine
14. 88 (co-prod by Just Blaze)

Carter High The Movie - Soundtrack

2. Rhymefest – Mastermind ft. Common, Eric Bellinger, & Jessie Jackson

President Obama - Summer Playlist

1. “Love Hate Thing” by Wale

Swipey - Sorry Not Sorry

13. Kung Fu
15. Oprah

Nick Grant - Dreamin Out Loud

2. 96 Bulls

Wale - Festivus

5. Tonight ft Dino & Sauce of BYB
6. The Deep End ft Pusha T

Wale – Miscellaneous

Sunshine (remix) ft. Rick Ross & Common

Wale - 100 Miles & Running

Credited as Best Kept Secret

2. DC Gorillas
4. Ice Cream Girl ft TCB

Wale - mixtape about nothing

(credited as Best Kept Secret)

1. The Opening Title Sequence
3. The Feature Heavy Song ft. Bun B & Pusha T
5. The Perfect Plan
6. The Kramer
7. The Crazy
8. The Vacation From Ourselves
10. The Grown Up
11. The Manipulation
12. The Artistic Integrity
18. The Hype
19. The End Credits

Robin Thicke - Miscellaneous

Credited as Best Kept Secret

Magic (remix) ft. Mary J Blige co-prod. By Mark Ronson

Rhymefest - Man In The Mirror

Credited as Best Kept Secret

2. Can’t Make It
7. Never Say Goodbye ft. Talib Kweli

Kingpen Slim - Kingpen of the Inkpen

Credited as Best Kept Secret

1. The Victor

Rick Ross – Miscellaneous

Credited as Best Kept Secret

Shittin On Em ft. Busta Rhymes & Birdman

Wale - Attention Deficit

Credited as Best Kept Secret

2. Mama Told Me
4. Pretty Girls ft. Gucci Mane
14. Prescription

Phil Ade - Starting On JV

Credited as Best Kept Secret

Try Out

Logic – Young, Broke, & Infamous

Credited as Best Kept Secret

14. Ask Em

Rhymefest - El Che

15. City Has Fallen ft. Slique

Wale - Miscellaneous

Pretty Girls (Remix) ft. Chris Brown & Fabolous

UCB – The Blend

2. Inner City Crisis ft. Young Chris & Freeway
3. Pat Your Weave ft. Wale

Wale - More About Nothing

7. The Eyes of the Tiger

Wale - Folarin

11. Cool Off ft Jhené Aiko

SmCity - The Indie Life: Hate, Love, Money

3. Watch Me ft. Trey Dupree

Roscoe Dash - 2.0

2. Sativa

Black Cobain - Cheers

5. 5am ft. Wale
14. Can’t Leave You Alone ft. J Holiday

Project X - Soundtrack

10. Pretty Girls (Benny Benassi remix)

Wale – Miscellaneous

MMG Under God

Wale – Miscellaneous

Miracle In U St (co-prod by That Boy Good)

Fatz Da Big Fella - Fatz Sinatra

3. Miami Vice ft. Shy Glizzy & Tone P

Lyquin - The Other Side

9. Plans

Ice Prince Zamani - Jos To The World

18. Rich ft. Phil Ade, Tone P, & SoJay
Album Co-Executive Producer - Tone P

CERTIFICATIONS

AWARDS

BET Hip Hop Award Nominee - Album of The Year - Wale “The Gifted”
BET Hip Hop Award Nominee - Impact Track of the Year - Wale “Love Hate Thing”
BET Award Nominee - Centric Award - Wale “Love Hate Thing”
World Music Award Nominee - Best Album - Wale “The Gifted”

BILLBOARD

Billboard #1 Album (R&B/Hip-Hip) - Maybach Music Group “Selfmade 1”
Billboard #1 Album (Top Rap Album) - Wale “Ambition”
Billboard #1 Album (R&B/Hip-Hop) - Wale “Ambition”
Billboard #1 Album (R&B/Hip-Hop) - Maybach Music Group “Selfmade 3”
Billboard #1 Album (Top 200) - Wale “The Gifted”
Billboard #1 Album (R&B/Hip-Hop) - Wale “The Gifted”
iTunes #1 Album - Wale “Ambition”
iTunes #1 Album - Wale “The Gifted”

Filmography

Immutable
CROSS
72 Hours
The Beat Don't Stop
Project X
Carter High The Movie
Snatch
TV One “Sound of the Culture”
Step Back, Doors Closing
Entourage
Nothing Beats A Londoner
Jimmy Fallon
David Letterman
Jimmy Kimmel
BET Awards