Obie Trice | Falmouth

Detroit rapper Obie Trice came up in his city's vibrant turn-of-the-century rap scene as an affiliate of Eminem's, easily the biggest success story in Detroit hip-hop. His irreverent, rough-neck style was in line with the raw, take-no-prisoners style of Motor City peers like D12 and Royce da 5' 9". This style was in full force on his hungry 2003 debut studio album Cheers, released on Eminem's Shady Records. 

Raised in Detroit, Michigan. Trice rapping at a young age when his mother bought him a karaoke machine that he used to rap over the beats of Run-D.M.C. and N.W.A. Over the years he improved his craft remarkably, releasing tapes and competing in rap battles in the local underground scene as Obie 1. Through mutual friends in D12, Trice was introduced to Eminem, who ultimately signed him to his fledgling Shady Records imprint in 2000. He first appeared in a skit on D12's Devil's Night album ("Obie Trice [Intro]"; 2001), then with features on The Eminem Show ("Drips"; 2002) and the 8 Mile soundtrack ("Love Me," "Adrenaline Rush," and "Rap Name"; 2002), and finally released his own debut studio album, Cheers, in 2003. The album went platinum, and Trice wrapped up recording his follow-up by the end of 2005