Obie Trice
Obie Trice III (born
November 14,
1977 in
Detroit, Michigan) is an
American rapper. The III denotes that his father, as well as his father's father both held the name Obie Trice as well. He began rapping at the age of 11 and had a number of underground hits such as "Respect", "My Club", "Dope Jobs Homeless", and "The Well Known Asshole" before he signed to
Shady Records in 2000.
As an acquaintance of
D12 member
Bizarre, Obie was signed after a personal introduction to
Eminem allowed him to impress the Detroit rap legend in-person. The general public were first introduced to Obie on D12's
Devil's Night album on a skit. His one-line opener
["Obie Trice: Real name, no gimmicks" â€" taken from his song "Rap Name" and referring to the lack of a rap pseudonym.] on Eminem's lead single, "
Without Me", off the critically-acclaimed and commercially successful
The Eminem Show increased public awareness of his name and slogan. Obie also appeared in the video for the song, body-slamming a dummy representing
Moby. Appearances on
DJ Green Lantern's official Shady Records
Invasion mixtape series, allowed him to further his public recognition.
In 2002, Trice appeared in
8 Mile as one of the rappers in the Chin Tiki parking lot scene. Trice also has a featured appearance as Big Pimpin' in the Detroit made independent feature film
Life Goes On, which premiered at the
Cannes International Film Festival in May 2006.
A short while before the first
Invasion mixtape was released, he became involved in the Eminem/
Benzino beef after being called out by Benzino with the line "Obie Trice/You's a buster" in a
diss-track directed at Eminem and Shady Records. In response to Benzino, Obie released the track "Welcome to Detroit City" (a track over the beat from
Cam'ron's song "Welcome to New York City") on the first
Invasion mixtape. He also joined his label-mates in the highly publicised
Ja Rule/
50 Cent beef but never received a direct response from Ja Rule.
His debut album
Cheers was released on September 23, 2003 with its first single "
Got Some Teeth" being well received on radio in a number of countries. He also released the songs "
Don't Come Down" and "The Set Up". The album consists of 17 tracks with production from Eminem,
Dr. Dre,
Timbaland,
Mike Elizondo,
Emile,
Fredwreck and
Denaun Porter. Artists featuring on
Cheers include
Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Dr. Dre,
Nate Dogg and D12 among others. The album was eventually certified platinum by the
RIAA.
In 2005 he began work on his second album, entitled
Second Round's on Me, which was expected later that year. Never making the 2005 calendar mark, Obie set sights on releasing it in 2006. Although the album will be released by Shady Records, it will feature a lineup primarily comprised of local Detroit rappers with decreased presence from Eminem and other Shady/Aftermath artists.
On December 31, 2005, Trice was shot twice while driving on the
Lodge Expressway by Wyoming Avenue in Detroit. One of the bullets entered his head. Trice was able to drive off the expressway, where his girlfriend waved down
police. He was taken to Providence Hospital and released later that day. Doctors are still contemplating whether or not to remove the bullet which entered his head, as it may be too dangerous to operate.
Obie Trice and
Akon recently appeared on the crime-drama
CSI, in a party scene performing their single "Snitch". Another Obie Trice single "Wanna Know" was featured on the soundtrack to
EA Sports Fight Night Round 3. "Wanna Know" was also featured in the first few seconds of HBO original series
Entourage; the track can be heard in the first scene, last scene and closing credits of season 2 episode 7, "The Sundance Kids". HBO reused "Wanna Know" in two teasers for
Entourage's third season.
Shortly after his friend and label-mate
Proof was shot to death in a Detroit nightclub, a song emerged on the mixtape circuit called "Ride Wit Me". The song was dedicated to Proof. Trice, having nearly been fatally shot himself, made a speech at Proof's funeral, addressing the problem of black-on-black violence:
"I want to talk to the black men in here that's coming up in the 'hood, coming up in the struggle. We're killing each other, dog. And it's about nothing. Nothing. Nothing. We're all dying… over nothing."
In the single "Cry Now" from his upcoming 2nd album, Trice addresses his shooting and label-mate
Eminem's retirement: "Rock City is my voice/The white boy has stepped down/So I will accept the crown."
His second album, titled
Second Round's On Me, is set to be released on August 15, 2006. He Just Released A Mixtape Called " Bar Shots" With G-Unit's DJ Whoo Kid.
Albums
*2003:
Cheers U.S. #5 (Platinum; 1.2 million copies worldwide), U.K. #11 (Gold)
*2006:
Second Round's On Me (Scheduled Release: August 15, 2006)''
Singles
* "Doe Ray Me"
D12 and Obie Trice
* "Love Me"
Eminem,
50 Cent and Obie Trice
* "Drips" Eminem and Obie Trice
* "Spend Some Time" Eminem, 50 Cent,
Stat Quo and Obie Trice
* "Adrenaline Rush" Obie Trice
* "Fok de Macht"
The Opposites and Obie Trice
* "Loyalty" D12 and Obie Trice
* "Doctor Doctor"
Bizarre and Obie Trice
* "72nd & Central"
Proof,
J-Hill and Obie Trice
* "Stay Bout It" Obie Trice and Stat Quo
* "Growing Up in the Hood"
The Game and Obie Trice
* "Hennessey"
2Pac and Obie Trice
* "Drama Setter"
Tony Yayo, Eminem, and Obie Trice
* "War"
Trick Trick and Obie Trice
* "Hustler" 50 Cent and Obie Trice
* "Get That Money" 50 Cent, Obie Trice, and
Lloyd Banks* "Get That Money (remix)" 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Lloyd Banks, and
Krondon* "Situations"
King Gordy and Obie Trice
* "Go To Sleep" Eminem, Obie Trice, and
DMX* "I'm Gone" Eminem, Obie Trice, and DJ KaySlay
* "Look At Me Now (remix)"
Akon and Obie Trice
* "Fire" Ray Ray and Obie Trice
* "They Wanna Kill Me" Obie Trice and Morgan Eastwood
* "The Most Shady"
The Notorious B.I.G.,
Diddy, Eminem and Obie Trice
* "Gallery" Mario Vazquez ft. Obie Trice
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Official Obie Trice website*
Official Shady Records website*
Obie Trice World*
Obie Trice - Second Round's On Me. (Online article)
MusicRemedy.com. Retrieved on July 20, 2006.
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Obie Trice Lyrics
