Donte Peace has carved out a nice lane for himself in the Seattle rap scene: a little offbeat and streetwise, his self-admitted “conscious” track “Black Jesus” is for nighttime riding and reflecting. Produced by Basquiat.
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VIDEO: “Black Northface” – Donte Peace (dir. by Sk8God)
Donte Peace (only partially his real name) with a new video. “Black Northface” is from the rapper’s Locals Only EP which arrived last summer.
VIDEO: “God Body” – Donte Peace (dir. by Kenneth Wynn)
Seattle-based rapper Donte Peace built with Los Angeles-based director Kenneth Wynn for “God Body,” a joint from Peace’s recent Locals Only EP. Donte remains a refreshing and unpredictable MC, able to hold your attention with his lyrical movements that feel like stream-of-consciousness but also contain hidden complexities.
NEW MUSIC: “Power” – Donte Peace (feat. Thaddeus David; prod. by Adot The God)
Donte Peace with another (ahem) piece of that self-described “grunge trap.” This time with Moor Gang’s Thaddeus David on guest duties and Adot The God behind the boards.
NEW MUSIC: Locals Only – Donte Peace
Seattle rap upstart Donte Peace dropped this new EP, Locals Only, last month. According to the artist, there are two sides to this album’s story: Side A is “relaxed” and “chill,” and Side B is full of “bangers.” You be the judge.
VIDEO: “After Hours” – Donte Peace (dir. by Brian Tolliver)
Gratuitous and blood splattered, Donte Peace’s newest video, “After Hours”, channels the rapper’s dark side. It’s not for everybody and it’s certainly NSFW. Adot The God produced it and Brian Tolliver probably spilled fake blood all over his camera directing it.
NEW MUSIC: “Our Girlfriend” – Donte Peace (prod. by Adot The God)
Donte Peace takes a sinister victory lap after scooping some other dude’s lady on “Our Girlfriend”. It’s more of that possession-is-nine-tenths-of-the-law bullshit men indiscriminately apply to relationships with members of the opposite sex. When done with an even-handed dramatic flourish it can be interesting — subversive even. This doesn’t get there, though.
NEW MUSIC: “Juice” – Donte Peace
Donte Peace’s self-produced “Juice” is all tense piano keys and dimly-lit tenement building nostalgia. Who out there knew Steel survived that bullet all along?
VIDEO: “Ill Hill” – Donte Peace (prod. by MaxTrax; dir. by Brian Tolliver)
Donte Peace traversed the back alleys, rooftops and even basement laundry rooms for the sharp black and white contrast for this clip, “Ill Hill”. Frequent collaborator MaxTrax on the beat and Brian Tolliver with the HD eye.
NEW MUSIC: “Cxptain Mxrgan” – Donte Peace (feat. Nacho Picasso; prod. by Maxtrax)
This song is not about Morgan Freeman. It’s not even really about Captain Morgan Rum. It’s mostly about those idle times that wrought devil’s playground hands, told to you by Donte Peace and Nacho Picasso. It’s hella grimy in the best possible way. With someone called Maxtrax on the beat.
