Buddy Peace Explained

Buddy Peace
Birth Name:	Nick Budd
Origin:	London, United Kingdom
Genre:	Alternative hip hop
Occupation:	Producer, DJ
Instrument:	Sampler, turntable
Years Active:	2004-present
Label:	Strange Famous Records
Associated Acts:	B. Dolan, Buck 65, Prolyphic, Sage Francis

Nick Budd, better known by his stage name Buddy Peace, is an English hip hop producer and DJ from London. He has been the resident DJ for Lex Records and Strange Famous Records.^[1]

Career

Buddy Peace released the mixtape, Wolf Diesel Mountain, in 2008.^[2] He released Working Man, a collaborative album with the rapper Prolyphic, on Strange Famous Records in early 2013.^{[3] [4] [5]} Kraftwerking Man followed later that year.^[6]

Buddy Peace received a lifelong position at Strange Famous Records as their resident remix, scratch, and mixtape DJ.^[7]

Discography

Albums

• Late Model Sedan (2009)
• Working Man (2013) with Prolyphic^[8]

Mixtapes

• A Friendly Game of Chess (2003) with Zilla
• Watch And Repeat Play (2004) with Zilla
• A Crew Called Self (2004)
• Commonwealth Kids (2006) with Carlo
• Bully Records Megamix (2006)
• Wolf Diesel Mountain (2008)
• Dirty Urban Birds (2008)
• Holy Chrome (2009)
• You Don't Have to Do This (2011)
• Go to Hell, Bastards! (2011)
• Hot Pudding (2012)
• Buddy & Muddy & Wolf (2012)
• A.D.D. (2012)
• Stop Smiling (2012)
• Go Mean! (2013)
• Atoms for Buddy Peace (2013)
• Kraftwerking Man (2013)
• Desert Sessions (2013)
• Desert Sessions Remixes: The Instrumentals (2013)
• Sons of Bitches / Ten Horn Core (2014)^[9]

Guest appearances

• Buck 65 – Dirtbike (2008)
• Sage Francis – "Sea Legs" from Sick of Wasting (2009)
• B. Dolan – "Mr. Buddy Buddy" from Fallen House, Sunken City (2010)
• 2Mex – "What You Know About" from My Fanbase Will Destroy You (2010)
• Buck 65 – "Gee Whiz", "Zombie Delight" and "Lights Out" from 20 Odd Years (2011)
• Noah23 – "Old Dog" from Fry Cook on Venus (2011)
• Sole – "Donald Trump in a Gilded Age" from (2011)
• Sage Francis – "Blue" and "Viva La Vinyl" from Sick to D(eat)h (2013)

Productions

• Sage Francis – "Needle" and "Pump" from Sick of Wasting (2009)
• B. Dolan – House of Bees Vol. 1 (2010)
• B. Dolan – House of Bees Vol. 2 (2012)
• Sage Francis – "You Can't Win", "Breaking 2Bad" and "Origin to Descent" from Sick to D(eat)h (2013)

Remixes

• Dave House – "Weeknights and Weekends (Buddy Peace Remix)" from Kingston's Current (2004)
• Sil-X – "Sil-X (Buddy Peace's 'Tech Noir' Remix)" (2008)
• This Is the Kit – "Earthquake (Buddy Peace Faulty Lines Remix)" (2011)
• 2econd Class Citizen – "Liberated Lady (Buddy Peace Remix)" from Outside Your Doorway (2012)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lucia. Davies. Buddy Peace. Dazed Digital. August 5, 2010.
2. Web site: Matt. Wolfe. Buddy Peace - Wolf Diesel Mountain (album review). Sputnikmusic. May 20, 2008.
3. Web site: Matt. Wolfe. Prolyphic & Buddy Peace - "Go Green". Sputnikmusic. August 2, 2013.
4. Web site: Steven. Aguiar. Prolyphic and Buddy Peace Recruit Marionettes in "Go Green" Video. MTV Hive. April 30, 2013.
5. Web site: Rajbot . 2008-06-04 . Buddy Peace . 2023-07-21 . UGSMAG . en-US.
6. Alan. Ranta. Prolyphic & Buddy Peace - 'Kraftwerking Man' (album stream). Exclaim!. November 6, 2013. January 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109114541/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/prolyphic_buddy_peace-kraftwerking_man_album_stream. November 9, 2013. dead.
7. Web site: Buddy Peace . 2023-07-21 . Strange Famous Records.
8. Web site: Prolyphic & Buddy Peace – Working Man Melting Album Reviews . 2014-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045401/http://meltingalbumreviews.com/2013/05/17/prolyphic-buddy-peace-working-man/ . 2014-04-29 . dead .
9. http://www.bonafidemag.com/review-buddy-peace-sons-bitches/ Review: Buddy Peace – Sons of Bitches » Bonafide Magazine