At Peace (stylised as @peace) was a New Zealand hip hop group. The group comprised lyricist and vocalist Tom Scott (also of the hip-hop group Home Brew and later Avantdale Bowling Club); lyricist and vocalist Lui Tuiasau, formerly of hip-hop duo Nothing To Nobody; and producers Christoph El Truento, Dandruff Dicky and B Haru.

At Peace
OriginNew Zealand
GenresHip hop
Years active2011–2015
LabelsYoung, Gifted & Broke
MembersLui Tuiasau, Tom Scott, Christoph El Truento, Dandruff Dicky, Brandon Haru
Websitewww.atpeace.co.nz

At Peace released three albums between 2012 and 2014 before the group's breakup in 2015. All three were shortlisted for the Taite Music Prize in consecutive years from 2013–2015.[1][2][3]

In 2014 they released a song which included lyrics threatening to kill John Key and have sex with his daughter.[4][5] In 2018 Scott said "I was wrong. I could’ve definitely done that better.”[6]

Discography

Studio albums
  • @Peace (2012) No. 11 NZ[7]
  • Girl Songs (2013) No. 12 NZ[7]
  • @Peace and the Plutonian Noise Symphony (2014) No. 3 NZ[7]
Other appearances
Song Year Artist Album
"Finding God" 2013 P-Money Gratitude (P-Money album)

References

  1. ^ "Tom Scott's guide to Melbourne". Radio New Zealand. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Taite Music Prize finalists revealed". New Zealand Herald. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Announcing the Finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2015". New Zealand Music Commission. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ Shadwell, Talia (26 August 2014). "PM death threat in hip hop song". Dominion Post. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Listen: @Peace - Kill The PM". Under the Radar. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ^ Moses, Hussein (17 August 2018). "Tom Scott: 'If you're worried about pissing people off, your career's done'". The Spinoff. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "@Peace". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 11 November 2013.

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