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Fanpov|date=April 2012Infobox musical artist|name = Obie Trice|image = ObieTriceConcert.JPG|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Obie Trice III|Born = birth date and age|1977|11|14|origin = Detroit , Michigan , United States|U.S. |genre = Midwest hip hop |occupation = Rapping|Rapper , songwriter |years_active = 2000–present|label = Shady Records|Shady (2000–2008) Black Market Ent. (2010–present)|associated_acts = 50 Cent , Akon , D12 , Dr. Dre , Eminem , Nate Dogg , Trey Songz |website = URL|obietrice.com Obie Trice III (born November 14, 1977) is an United States|American rapper and songwriter . He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records . Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.
Biography
Obie Trice III was born and raised in Detroit , Michigan by his mother, along with three brothers. He is of African American descent. Trice was given a karaoke machine by his mother when he was eleven and he used it to rhyme over instrumental s from artists such as N.W.A . By the age of fourteen, he was attending rap battle spots around Detroit, notably including the Hip Hop Shop, on which Trice commented,
cquote|There was a place called the Hip-hop Shop. We'd go up there on Saturday afternoons for the battles. They were hosted by Proof (rapper)|Proof , from D12 . I got a response every time I went. That's when I said, 'OK, I wanna get into this music.' Really, I didn't have a backup plan... Obie Trice went by the name of Obie 1 during this time, but when he first met Proof, who was about to introduce him at the Hip Hop Shop, Proof asked him, "What's your name? Your real name, no gimmicks." He was then introduced as Obie Trice, and has kept his real name as his rap name.Anthony Bozza (May 21, 2006). " http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1776734,00.html Proof positive". The Observer . Accessed January 22, 2008. Trice was introduced to Eminem through D12 member Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre . Eminem was impressed when Trice freestyled for him in a car park through a window, whilst Eminem was in a car.Mark Binelli (September 10, 2003). " http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/obietrice/articles/story/5940089/hot_rapper_obie_trice Hot Rapper: Obie Trice. Rolling Stone . Accessed January 22, 2008. Later, Trice received a call from his manager informing him that he would be having dinner with Eminem, and later that night they went to a Kid Rock party.Ruben Diaz (September 18, 2003). " http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/features/2003/09/0070/ Obie Trice: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Interview)". BallerStatus.com. Accessed January 22, 2008.
Career
Shady Records (2000–2002)
Trice was officially signed to Shady Records in 2000. He first received public attention via a freestyle skit on the '' Devil's Night (album)|Devil's Night '' album, followed by the deliverance of the opening line "Obie Trice-real name, no gimmicks", off Eminem's The Eminem Show lead single, " Without Me ", as well as the song "Drips"." http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Sept_30/ai_108301051 Shady Ltd. Joins Obie Debut Album Promotion on Urban and Top 40 U.S. Radio Stations". Business Wire (September 30, 2003). Accessed January 22, 2008. Later in 2002, Obie rapped on songs for the 8 Mile (soundtrack)| 8 Mile soundtrack , and also had a cameo appearance in 8 Mile (film)|the film as a rapper in a parking-lot.
Cheers (2003–2004)
main|Cheers (album)Trice's debut album, Cheers (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 singles " The Set Up (song)|The Set Up " and " Don't Come Down ". The album consists of 17 tracks with production from Eminem , Dr. Dre , Timbaland , Mike Elizondo , Emile dn|date=February 2012, Fredwreck and Kon Artis|Mr. Porter . Artists featuring on Cheers include Busta Rhymes , Eminem , 50 Cent , Lloyd Banks , Dr. Dre , Nate Dogg , D12 , Tony Yayo , and Timbaland . The album was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA ." http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php? news_year_filter=& resultpage=39& id=D567432C-1DD7-2B70-27E8-161B2A3E9F22 2003 Ends With a Bang!". RIAA.com (18 December 2003). Accessed 23 September 2007.
''Second Round's on Me and shooting (2005–2007)
main|Second Round's on MeIn 2005, Trice began work on his second album, entitled '' Second Round's on Me . The album was released on August 15, 2006. Following the release of Second Round's on Me , he released a mixtape called Bar Shots'' with G-Unit 's DJ Whoo Kid .
Shortly after his label-mate Proof (rapper)|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 made a speech at Proof's funeral, addressing the problem of black-on-black violence:
cquote|I want to talk to those coming up in the 'hood, coming up in the struggle. We're killing each other, and it's about nothing. Nothing. Nothing. We're all dying... over nothing. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528973/20060419/proof_of_d_12.jhtml Eminem, Obie Trice Speak At Packed Funeral For Proof MTV News (19 April 2006). Accessed 23 September 2007. In the single " Cry Now " from his second album, Trice addresses his shooting, as well as Eminem's rumored retirement,Christina Fuoco (9 August 2006). " http://www.livedaily.com/news/10516.html LiveDaily Interview: Obie Trice". LiveDaily.com. Accessed 22 January 2008. referenced with the following line, "Rock City is my voice / The white boy has stepped down / So I will accept the crown." Trice also addresses the shooting in the song "Pistol Pistol" from the album Eminem Presents: The Re-up claiming he's after revenge, "I solemnly swear on my daughters tears/The nigga that got him in the head will feel it before the year ends / Hope you inconspicuous my friend / `Cause once the word get back ya in a world of sin / Bullets will hurtle at him for tryin to murder what been determined as the first solo african " and later "I'm so sincere you seein' a hearse this year / it's not a verse it's curse for burstin' what's on ya person". He has since given insight as to why he feels the shooting occurred, and has labeled it " Hatred|haterism ", as well as a bad mind state by saying, "it’s a lot of do-or-die type individuals. They want to get that plug and there’s really more to the game than they think it is ... it’s competition on a real vicious level."Seth Berkman (2 July 2007). " http://www.xxlmag.com/online/? p=11274 Obie Trice: Take a Ride (Interview)". XXL (magazine)| XXL . Accessed 25 January 2008.
Departure from Shady Records (2008–2009)
In June 2008, Obie Trice departed from Shady Records due to concern that he was not being promoted properly. Contrary to public belief at the time of the announcement, Trice did not have a falling out with Eminem or Dr. Dre. Both contributed vocals and production to Trice's upcoming album. A misunderstanding was made where it was believed he was attacking the label and Eminem on a single titled "The Giant" but this was quickly dismissed.Tai Saint-Louis (30 June 2008). " http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/06/30/20244636.aspx Shady Records Issues Statement On Obie's Departure". AllHipHop.com. Accessed 1 July 2008.
Special Reserves (2009–2010)
On December 15, 2009, a compilation album, Special Reserve (Obie Trice album)|Special Reserves , by Obie Trice and MoSS , the first producer of DJ Premier 's "Works of Mart" production company, was released. The album is a collection of 11 of Trice's tracks recorded with MoSS from 1997 to 2000. The album serves as a preface to Trice's upcoming album, Bottoms Up .
Move to Black Market Entertainment (2010–present)
main|Bottoms Up (album)On April 22, 2010, " http://www.rapbasement.com Rap Basement" reported that Obie Trice has announced that he would be launching his own independent music label, Black Market Entertainment, on May 7. The label would be owned by Universal Music Group|Universal .Jason (4 May 2010). cite web|title=Obie Confirms Eminem For Party & Album|url= http://www.rapbasement.com/obie-trice/050410-obie-trice-confirms-eminem-for-launch-party-and-new-album-watch-and-view-here.html|publisher=Rapbasement.com|accessdate=14 March 2011 An official statement from Trice, in-which Rap Basement received, confirmed "The focus of Black Market Entertainment is to create quality employment opportunities in the entertainment industry for Metro-Detroiters. This will be an organization with profound community presence that will embrace and inspire the masses. The vision of Black Market Entertainment is to continually bring authentic Detroit Urban Hip Hop Culture to the forefront of the music industry."Jason (22 April 2010). " http://www.rapbasement.com/obie-trice/042210-rapper-obie-trice-launches-a-new-record-label-called-black-market-entertainment-details-here.html Obie Launches New Label". Rapbasement.com. Accessed 11 March 2011. On May 4, Trice confirmed that Eminem would be a featured guest artist in his upcoming album, "Bottoms Up."
On August 24, 2010, Trice released a new street single, "My Time 2011," from Bottoms Up via myspace ; the track is produced by Geno XO.cite web|title=Obie Trice's Bottoms Up Street Single (Audio)|url= http://www.rapbasement.com/obie-trice/082410-listen-to-obie-trices-first-single-from-his-new-bottoms-up-album-click-here-now.html|work=Jason|date=24 August 2010|publisher=RapBasement.com|accessdate=15 March 2011 The music video was released on March 22, 2011;cite web|title=OBIE TRICE – My Time 2011|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=4fBC7DZeTRo|accessdate=29 March 2011 footage for the video was filmed at the Black Market Ent. Launch Party.cite web|title=Obie Trice His Time Behind The Scenes|url= http://www.rapbasement.com/obie-trice/102210-go-behind-the-scenes-of-obie-trices-new-music-video-my-time-2011-watch-here.html|accessdate=29 March 2011
On September 2, 2010, Trice announced that he would be hosting "The Black & White" concert after party, following the The Home & Home Tour|Eminem & Jay-Z Show at Comerica Park (held the same night), at the Goodnight Gracie's; the party goes from 9pm to 2am.cite web|first=Jason|title=Party Announcement: Obie Trice Tonight|url= http://www.rapbasement.com/obie-trice/090210-obie-trice-hosts-black-and-white-party-tonight-september-2nd.html|work=02 September 2010|publisher=RapBasement.com|accessdate=29 March 2011
On April 5, 2011, another street single from Trice was released, called "Learn to Love." Although some of the lyrics were changed, it was just a remixed version of his song titled "Haters" from his "Bar Shots" mixtape.cite web|title=Obie Trice "Learn to Love"|url= http://www.xxlmag.com/bangers/2011/04/obie-trice-learn-to-love/|date= April 5, 2011|publisher=XXL|accessdate=7 April 2011
On April 13, Trice released a music video for his song "Keep me/Love me."cite web|title=Obie Trice – "Keep Me / Love Me"|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=8L8cyGUQ9wo& feature=player_embedded|publisher= YouTube |accessdate=8 May 2011|author=REALOBIETRICE|date=2011-04-13
On August 2, 2011, Obie Trice tweeted "OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE FOR "BOTTOMS UP" 10-25-11", which confirmed the release date for the album. http://thisbeatgoes.com/hip-hop-news/obie-trice-announces-bottoms-up-album-release-date/ Obie Trice Announces 'Bottoms Up' Album Release Date. This Beat Goes. Retrieved on 2011-12-09.
The first official single from Bottoms Up , "Battle Cry" featuring Adrian Rezza, produced by Lucas Rezza was released on iTunes on August 23, 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/album/battle-cry-single/id454524380? v0=9988& ign-mpt=uo%3D1 iTunes – Music – Battle Cry – Single by Obie Trice. Itunes.apple.com (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-12-09.
Obie Trice released his tracklist and moved the album to April 3 2012. On March 13 2012 Obie released a mixtape called Watch The Chrome . It is hosted by DJ Whoo Kid .
Personal
Shooting
On December 31, 2005, Trice was shot twice while driving on the M-10 (Michigan highway)|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 the police." http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1001772590 Rapper Obie Trice Shot In Detroit". Billboard (magazine)|Billboard (2 January 2006). Accessed 23 September 2007. He was taken to Providence Hospital and released later that day. Doctors contemplated whether or not to remove the bullet, as it was too dangerous to operate. The bullet is still lodged in his skull.
Meeting with Michigan State Senator
On April 22, 2011, Trice met with Michigan State Senator, Virgil Smith, Jr. , to talk about entertainment ventures. Trice's label is looking for ways to develop the Motor City's collection of local talent.
One topic on the agenda is tax incentives and breaks to production companies who are willing to work in Michigan. Obie would also like the city to receive government subsidies to fund a youth music program. Obie also has plans to create a community recording studio and soundstage to provide local talent with an outlet to develop their talents, he explained his interest in this project, stating,
cquote|"Detroit has a solid history in the arts, rooted in excellence and trailblazing. With our youth the city has endless potential, it’s our responsibility to identify and cultivate it."Gary, Kevin S.. (2011-04-22) http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14823/title.obie-trice-meeting-with-michigan-state-senator Obie Trice Meeting With Michigan State Senator | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales. Hip Hop DX. Retrieved on 2011-12-09.
Discography
Main|Obie Trice discography; Studio albums
2003: Cheers (album)|Cheers
2006: '' Second Round's on Me
2012: Bottoms Up (album)|Bottoms Up
; Compilation albums
2009: Special Reserve (Obie Trice album)|Special Reserve
References
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External links
http://www.obietrice.com/ Official Obie Trice website
http://tricesworld.com/ Official Obie Trice Blog
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Obie TriceShady Records Persondata|NAME=Trice III, Obie |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=American musician |DATE OF BIRTH=November 14, 1977 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Detroit , Michigan , United States|U.S. |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Trice, Obie Category:1977 births Category:African American rappers Category:Midwest hip hop musicians Category:American people of German descent Category:American musicians of European descent Category:American rappers Category:American shooting survivors Category:Living people Category:Rappers from Detroit, Michigan Category:Shady Records artists
