Master Peace

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Master Peace
Birth namePeace Okezie
Born London, UK
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2018–present
Labels PMR Records
Website www.masterpeaceofficial.com

Peace Okezie, known as Master Peace, is a British musician. He has cited M.I.A., Blood Orange, [1] Santigold, The Strokes, LCD Soundystem, [4] Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, [5] Bodyrox, Princess Superstar, Friendly Fires, Justice, early Calvin Harris, [6] The Veronicas, Paramore, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, The Notorious B.I.G., and Big L [7] as influences.

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Early life

Okezie was born in London, [1] and moved from South East London as a child to Morden, [8] and then to Surrey where he grew up. He had a childhood interest in UK rap. He has noted that he "grew up around people involved in crime", [3] and said that he went to "quite a posh school". [9] His favourite song growing up was "Don’t Speak" by No Doubt. [7]

Career

Okezie initially was part of a rap group, which he left before it became successful. [8] In 2018, Okezie released "The Lift", which involved him rapping over a-ha’s "Take On Me". [5] In 2019 he released "Night Time", [2] which featured Jme. [5] The song was praised by Skepta. [7]

The Streets released a single featuring Okezie, "Wrong Answers Only", on 14 January 2022. He was due to support the group on a 2022 tour which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11] In January 2023, Okezie released "Veronica", about young love, in the run-up to his EP Peace Of Mind. [12]

On 1 March 2023, [2] Okezie released his debut album, How To Make A Master Peace, stating that he wanted the album to be a "cultural reset for Gen Z kids of the current day and age". [3] He worked with producers Julian Brunetta [6] and Matt Schwartz on the album, [1] which featured Georgia on the song "I Might Be Fake", [2] one of multiple singles which also included "LOO SONG", [6] "Start You Up" and "LOS NARCOS", the latter of which Okezie stated was "probably the best song I’ve ever made." [13] Rolling Stone UK stated that Okezie was "leading the way for a new generation of indie stars" with the album, comparing it to Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Pete Doherty, M.I.A. and The Smiths, [1] whereas NME compared specific songs to The Hives, [2] also stating it was "an early contender for the best British debut album of 2024". [3] A remix of "I Might Be Fake" with Princess Superstar, titled "I Might Be Fake-Arrr", was released in March 2024. [14]

In May 2024 Okezie won the Ivor Novello Award for Rising Star, [15] and stated that he was working on a deluxe version of How To Make A Master Piece to be followed by a second album, which would be "sleazier" and "poppier". [4] He performed "Wrong Answers Only" with The Streets at Glastonbury Festival 2024. [16] He then released the single "Home" featuring Wale in July, [17] and announced his second EP, How To Make A(nuva) Master Peace, due to release on 4 October through PMR Records, followed by a UK and European tour. [17] In August, Okezie released his single "Save Me", [18] and singer TSHA released her single "Can't Dance" on 14 August, which featured Okezie. [19] He is expected to tour in October following the release of his EP. [17]

Personal life

Okezie suffers from peripheral neuropathy, which causes nerve pain, frailty, and numbness in his limbs. [3] He also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [7]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

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