Pez | |
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Birth name | Perry Chapman |
Also known as | Pez P-Easy |
Born | 3 May 1984 |
Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, MC |
Years active | 2004-present |
Labels | Soulmate, Easy, ForthWrite Records |
Associated acts | Forthwrite, Seth Sentry |
Website | MySpace webpage |
Pez (born Perry Chapman) is an Australian hip hop recording artist from Melbourne, Australia. He attended Kew High School in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. His debut album, A Mind of My Own peaked at No. 19 on the ARIA Urban albums chart.
Pez's debut album, A Mind of My Own, was produced by Matik,(DEKAH1) with contributions from members of TZU, The Cat Empire and Blue King Brown. It was released on 4 October 2008 by Soulmate Records (distributed by Inertia) and peaked at No. 19 on the ARIA Urban albums chart and No. 8 on the AIR albums chart. The single "The Festival Song" peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Australian Singles charts and No. 1 on the AIR singles chart.
Pez appeared for the first time in a Triple J Hottest 100 with one entry in the 2008 countdown; "The Festival Song" (featuring 360) at number 7.
Pez has appeared onstage alongside US hip-hop stars Atmosphere, Mix Master Mike, Peanut Butter Wolf, Vanilla Ice, Lupe Fiasco, Brother Ali, Akrobatik, and Australian artists 360, Seth Sentry, Illy, TZU, Muph & Plutonic, Drapht, Bliss n Eso, Illzilla and many more.