Obie Trice talks Eminem Collabo and more

[JAGODA]

Getting shot in the head has a way of giving you new perspective. For Detroit rhymer Obie Trice, that harrowing night on Dec. 31, 2005, changed everything. The former Eminem protégé had experienced the spoils of rap stardom out the gate with his 2003 debut, ‘Cheers,’ a factor that Trice admits had a negative effect on his already mammoth ego. He showed up late to interviews, clashed with Interscope suits and openly beefed with local Motown rivals. “I was really doing too much,” Trice tells The BoomBox of his high times on Shady Records-Interscope. “I needed to be taught a lesson.” And that lesson was soberingly clear: respect the game.

Yet the run-up to his third album, ‘Bottoms Up,’ due Jan. 17, was darkened further by the untimely death of his mother, who succumbed to cancer this past summer. When you’ve dealt with such knock-down tragedy, you can forgive Trice for being overtly passionate when he talks about his newfound independence. Having split from the powerful Interscope machine, the tattooed rapper sat down with The BoomBox to discuss his new studio release, his beef with major labels, why Slim Shady is still the best and why he decided to start his own imprint.


Having Dre and Em on my album? Those are my guys, my dudes. You have to be under a rock for years to not know who Dre is [laughs]. Just to have him tell me, “Obie, I’m with you, man. I got whatever you need.” That’s a beautiful thing. You have to understand, I was the first, new artist that Dr. Dre ever rapped with. This was my first album and Dre was spitting on it. And Eminem is one of the greatest to ever do it. And we are still cool. A lot of people forget the realness behind everything. There’s a lot of fakeness in the game. Just having Em and Dre on ‘Bottoms Up’ is more than a good look. I’m proud and I’m happy.

Click here: http://www.theboombox.com/2011/10/07/ob ... aboration/ to read the full interview with TheBoomBox.

[TheGentlePlayer]

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[Sam.]

Thank you for delaying it.

[flyingmonkey10]

thanks for the post son! mad props

[the real slim shady]

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Getting shot in the head has a way of giving you new perspective. For Detroit rhymer Obie Trice, that harrowing night on Dec. 31, 2005, changed everything. The former Eminem protégé had experienced the spoils of rap stardom out the gate with his 2003 debut, ‘Cheers,’ a factor that Trice admits had a negative effect on his already mammoth ego. He showed up late to interviews, clashed with Interscope suits and openly beefed with local Motown rivals. “I was really doing too much,” Trice tells The BoomBox of his high times on Shady Records-Interscope. “I needed to be taught a lesson.” And that lesson was soberingly clear: respect the game.

Yet the run-up to his third album, ‘Bottoms Up,’ due Jan. 17, was darkened further by the untimely death of his mother, who succumbed to cancer this past summer. When you’ve dealt with such knock-down tragedy, you can forgive Trice for being overtly passionate when he talks about his newfound independence. Having split from the powerful Interscope machine, the tattooed rapper sat down with The BoomBox to discuss his new studio release, his beef with major labels, why Slim Shady is still the best and why he decided to start his own imprint.


Having Dre and Em on my album? Those are my guys, my dudes. You have to be under a rock for years to not know who Dre is [laughs]. Just to have him tell me, “Obie, I’m with you, man. I got whatever you need.” That’s a beautiful thing. You have to understand, I was the first, new artist that Dr. Dre ever rapped with. This was my first album and Dre was spitting on it. And Eminem is one of the greatest to ever do it. And we are still cool. A lot of people forget the realness behind everything. There’s a lot of fakeness in the game. Just having Em and Dre on ‘Bottoms Up’ is more than a good look. I’m proud and I’m happy.

Click here: http://www.theboombox.com/2011/10/07/ob ... aboration/ to read the full interview with TheBoomBox.

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