What happend with Obie trice?
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RozayTabernacle
The Bawse
Same thing as the rest of Shady Records. Not commercially viable enough
RozayTabernacle
The Bawse
Think he had a drinking problem too at some point. Which makes sense when you look at all the titles of his albums
SheerExcellence
Peace
no matter what you do don’t call him a flunky
Nicky dimes
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He got shot in the head
What was his stuff b4 Shady.
Victory_Kid
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I used to be a big Obie fan back in the day. Dude was super nice with the bars.
The mistake Shady Records/Interscope did was making D12 and Obie release clown music as their leading singles. That shit only worked for Eminem. Second Rounds on me content-wise was far better than Cheers, just that Cheers had far better production, especially the beats Dre laced Obie with.
Obie didn't take full advantage during his time at Interscope. From the outside looking in, it was as if he depended on Eminem and/or Paul (assuming Paul managed him) to do everything for him, meanwhile, he could've been shaking and mixing with other artists within the industry to beef up his resume and brand.
The mistake Shady Records/Interscope did was making D12 and Obie release clown music as their leading singles. That shit only worked for Eminem. Second Rounds on me content-wise was far better than Cheers, just that Cheers had far better production, especially the beats Dre laced Obie with.
Obie didn't take full advantage during his time at Interscope. From the outside looking in, it was as if he depended on Eminem and/or Paul (assuming Paul managed him) to do everything for him, meanwhile, he could've been shaking and mixing with other artists within the industry to beef up his resume and brand.
Yeah being down with a popular rapper isn't enough. You have to carry your own weight.
So many people got their foot in the door via a feature on a popular rapper's album (remember Quan from Just A Moment?) but didn't write complete albums and perform 5 shows per day when they had a buzz.
Did Quan ever drop an album?
Yes he got album some few mixtapes. The thing with Quan is that he was lazy. He said that Nas blackball him after Nas wanted 50% of his publishing because he said no.
Quan thought it was unfair because just a moment was his track at first. He gave it to Nas because SD dropped during that time.
Also his daughter died during that time and Nas was leaving Sony just when Quan had signed there
Quan signed an deal with Major for 1$ million. Nas got around $300k from that. Quan basically thinks Nas should had done more for him.
But Quan should had done more himself
a.mann
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Every track I posted here,except the 9th produced one
It’s was authentic underground rugged not that singalong chorus shit everyone was forced to do on Shady/Aftermath to appear to pop mainstream radio
Natural Born Sinners
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I agree with this. He was too connected to the Shady/G-unit hype/movement. Once that died down so did his career.
Marc123
You got it dude!
Agree w bolded. Because they released clown music as the lead single, the general public never took em seriously. They were always seen a a gimmick.
Em tried to go the opposite route w slaughterhouse. But still only had marginal success. The only song I remember from them was the one w ceelo
Busta Carmichael
LOT - Full-Time Kufi/Yarmulke Smacker
Nah 50 is what happened
50 album came the same time as Obie and 50 ran shady aftermath for atleast 3 years
Obie was quickly forgotten
50 album came the same time as Obie and 50 ran shady aftermath for atleast 3 years
Obie was quickly forgotten
Victory_Kid
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Yes and no... he couldn't compete with 50's star power-wise, but he knew how to rap and make decent songs. The Set Up was and probably still is his biggest single radio and street-wise. That song used to get heavy play, especially where I am from (Toronto). He just had to keep collaborating with producers and artists outside of the Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit camp and remain active instead of waiting on Eminem/Paul to spoon-feed him.
Young Buck is a prime example of what I am saying, only that his downfall was drug use and financial mismanagement, and not knowing when to shut the fuck up lol. If he had his head on straight, he'd be on T.I/Pusha T status today.
Busta Carmichael
LOT - Full-Time Kufi/Yarmulke Smacker
I'm not the one who said it, Obie, em and 50 said that themselves.
They tried pushing Obie but 50 momentum was too big.
And people were actually waiting for Obie since they heard his voice on without me and devils night