Obie Trice given the name at birth, born in Detroit, Michigan on November 14th 19??. When Obie did decide to go to school he attended High School at Cooley High in Detroit, MI. On October 5th 1998 Obie?s daughter Kobie was born, she is now his everything in life. He has been rapping for over 12years since he was the age of 11. His musical influences as he was growing up included such artists as Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Rakim and Redman. He has had major underground success hits, with such tracks as of ?Respect?, ?Dope Jobs Homeliss?, ?The Well Known Asshole? and many more. With such underground succes he has been signed to Eminem?s new label, Shady Records under Interscope. He has had recent guest appearances on such albums as D12?s ?Devils Night? and on DJ Butter?s 2nd mix tape ?Shit Happens?. Obie Trice?s 1st album will be dropping in the summer of 2002, being produced by Moss, DJ Head, Kon Artist, Alchemist, Rush (Royce Da 5?9?s producer), Dr. Dre, and Eminem.