Obie Trice
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
ap world quickly when Eminem signed him to Shady Records and executive produced his debut. Born on the west side of Detroit in the Schoolcraft and Greenfield area, Trice began his
ap career humbly. He dropped out of Cooley High School in the early 90s and began making ends meet, which wasnt too easy in the cold, abandoned streets of Detroit. His turning point came in 1998 with the birth of his daughter, Kobie. Shortly afterward, he took note of Eminems breakthrough success in 1999 and began to have faith that he too could make it in the
ap game, despite living in wayward Detroit.
Trice had begun rapping at a young age. His mother had bought him a karaoke machine that he used to practice, making tapes of himself over the beats of Run-D.M.C. and Big Daddy Kane. Over the years he improved his craft remarkably, releasing street tapes that began to generate some buzz in the local underground scene. These recordings came to the attention of Eminem, who in turn called up Trice for an audition, and it was all smiles and handshakes from that point on. First came a plug on D12s Devils Night album (Obie Trice [Intro], [2001]), then features on the Eminem Show album (Drips, [2002]) and the 8 Mile soundtrack (Love Me, Adrenaline Rush, and Rap Name, [2002]), and finally Trices album debut, Cheers, in 2003. The album went platinum, and Trice wrapped up recording his follow-up by the end of 2005.
On New Years Eve 2006, he was driving home from a Detroit club with his girlfriend when he was shot in the head. Remarkably, he was able to exit the freeway, and an ambulance took him to a hospital in Southfield. It was determined that removing the bullet would be too risky; Trice was released within hours of arriving at the hospital. Between that event and the shooting death of D12s Proof, a friend and one of the people who met him at the hospital, Trice was compelled to record new tracks for his long-finished album. Second Rounds on Me was finally issued in August 2006.
