OBIE TRICE - real name, no gimmicks. One sentence, But it really
says it all. Rapping under his government name, Obie Trice, is the
real deal, no frills, no filler. Just skills and personality.
Obie, whose career jumped off in the same Detroit neighbourhoods and
underground scene that had birthed Eminem, was quick to keep his
attention once they met. "I'm basically a real laid back type of
dude," says Trice of his first meeting with Em, "But I'm really
about my music, so we got along great from the jump." Em was so
impressed with Obie's work ethic, and felt so strongly that he fit
the Shady roster, that he rushed production on a Obie freestyle skit
which was added to D-12's double platinum '01 Debut 'Devil's Night.'
Working with legendary producers like Timbaland and Dr. Dre, and the
Shady one himself, Obie quickly knocked out a slew of tracks. Obie's
offbeat but respectable rhyme style was a perfect fit for Em's
curious, but nonetheless g'd up beat selection. "Once me and Em
really got into the studio together," says Trice, "It just became
clear that we should do most of the record together."
Obie's debut album, 'Cheers' has been a huge success in the U.S and
the United Kingdom, and with his single 'Got Some Teeth', Obie has
jumped to the forefront of the rap scene.
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