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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.
Master Peace | |
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Birth name | Peace Okezie |
Born | London, UK |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | PMR Records |
Website | www |
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]
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]
Okezie suffers from peripheral neuropathy, which causes nerve pain, frailty, and numbness in his limbs.[3] He also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[7]