Michael Peace (born November 30, 1958) is an American rapper and one of Christian rap's first solo artists.
Considered the Grandfather of Christian hip hop,[2] he received the "African-American of Distinction" award in 1994 for his commitment to urban communities from then New York Governor Mario Cuomo.
[2] Peace is the executive director and pastor of Bethel Express of AMERICA, a non-profit in Rochester, New York.
[5] After a long layoff, Peace made a live recording at Kingdom Bound in Darien Center, New York on August 7, 2007.
During the live session, he assembled about two dozen artists to put together the "world's biggest freestyle single", where rappers each had several seconds to add their own unique lyrical spin to a funky beat.