Mtulazaji Davis
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P.E.A.C.E is the stage name of Mtulazaji Davis. He is a part of Freestyle Fellowship
along with Aceyalone
, Self Jupiter, and Myka Nyne. He has released two solo albums Southern Fry'd Chicken and Megabyte
. P.E.A.C.E. is known for his fast and choppy style and many consider him to be the originator of the Dirty South style of rapping. P.E.A.C.E. is also known for his freestyling
having gone to battle with Eyedea
but lost to him at Scribble Jam
99.
, California
but he stated that he lived in Dallas, Texas for about ten years. In elementary school, he played the accordion
for a bit. He picked up the standup bass
when he had joined his school's Marching band. When he returned to Los Angeles, P.E.A.C.E. started playing the saxophone.
In an interview, P.E.A.C.E stated he started rapping in his high school years in the mid to late eighties. One of his friend had told him that there was a guy that rapped just like him at the Good Life named Myka Nyne. Not believing his friend, he went to go check out Myka at The Good Life. P.E.A.C.E. waited around for a while but Myka didn't show up so then he got up on stage and performed for a bit and blew a few whigs back. With no luck at the Life, P.E.A.C.E. had to wait until the next Thursday night. When he returned, Myka was there and P.E.A.C.E. listened to him perform and somewhat agreed with his friend. They both had the fast rapping down but Myka had his own style. Aceyalone
was there that night and had asked P.E.A.C.E. what his name was so he told him "Mtulazaji". Aceyalone then asked what his rap name was and he replied with "P.E.A.C.E."
To Whom it May Concern
was a landmark album. Although it only contains a few songs where they all rap together, each individual rappers songs truly showcased each of their styles. P.E.A.C.E. had two songs on the album: Physical Form and For No Reason.
Freestyle Fellowship
Freestyle Fellowship are a rap group from Los Angeles consisting of rappers Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and producer J Sumbi...
along with Aceyalone
Aceyalone
Eddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper.He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team , and he is a co-founder of Project Blowed.After releasing a...
, Self Jupiter, and Myka Nyne. He has released two solo albums Southern Fry'd Chicken and Megabyte
Megabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
. P.E.A.C.E. is known for his fast and choppy style and many consider him to be the originator of the Dirty South style of rapping. P.E.A.C.E. is also known for his freestyling
Freestyle rap
Freestyle rap commonly refers to rap lyrics which are improvised through a acapella or with instrumental beats, i.e. performed with no previously composed lyrics, or "off the top of the head"...
having gone to battle with Eyedea
Eyedea
Micheal Larsen , known by his stage name Eyedea, was a well-known freestyle battle champion and underground rapper. His notable wins included the televised Blaze Battle sponsored by HBO and a victory at Scribble Jam...
but lost to him at Scribble Jam
Scribble Jam
Scribble Jam was an annual hip hop music festival hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dubbed "America's largest hip hop festival", it was co-founded in 1996 by "Fat" Nick Accurso, and Jason Brunson, founders of graffiti magazine Scribble, and DJ Mr Dibbs, in the parking lot of a local nightclub...
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Early life
P.E.A.C.E. grew up mostly in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
but he stated that he lived in Dallas, Texas for about ten years. In elementary school, he played the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
for a bit. He picked up the standup bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
when he had joined his school's Marching band. When he returned to Los Angeles, P.E.A.C.E. started playing the saxophone.
In an interview, P.E.A.C.E stated he started rapping in his high school years in the mid to late eighties. One of his friend had told him that there was a guy that rapped just like him at the Good Life named Myka Nyne. Not believing his friend, he went to go check out Myka at The Good Life. P.E.A.C.E. waited around for a while but Myka didn't show up so then he got up on stage and performed for a bit and blew a few whigs back. With no luck at the Life, P.E.A.C.E. had to wait until the next Thursday night. When he returned, Myka was there and P.E.A.C.E. listened to him perform and somewhat agreed with his friend. They both had the fast rapping down but Myka had his own style. Aceyalone
Aceyalone
Eddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper.He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team , and he is a co-founder of Project Blowed.After releasing a...
was there that night and had asked P.E.A.C.E. what his name was so he told him "Mtulazaji". Aceyalone then asked what his rap name was and he replied with "P.E.A.C.E."
To Whom it May Concern
Released independently and distributed by tape collectors, Freestyle Fellowship'sFreestyle Fellowship
Freestyle Fellowship are a rap group from Los Angeles consisting of rappers Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and producer J Sumbi...
To Whom it May Concern
To Whom It May Concern...
To Whom It May Concern... is a 1991 alternative hip hop album by the Freestyle Fellowship, an improv collective out of the Los Angeles Project Blowed crew. It was only released on tape, but released on CD in 1999....
was a landmark album. Although it only contains a few songs where they all rap together, each individual rappers songs truly showcased each of their styles. P.E.A.C.E. had two songs on the album: Physical Form and For No Reason.