Esham

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Esham

Biography

For years, the name Esham has been synonymous in Detroit with the underground rap scene. Not many beyond the 313 have known about this mysterious hip hop legend or how an entire school of rappers came to be influenced by the genre he invented and dubbed "Acid Rap." Nevertheless, Esham's legacy has made a lasting impact on the hip hop world. More popular acts have come into Detroit and noticed what was happening on the scene, some even adopting the style as their own. In the mid-1990s, a genre called Horrorcore developed from his seed, with the most notable group to come out being the side project of Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, called Gravediggaz. A wider national audience was now aware of this hip hop genre, but few had still discovered the roots of it all.

Esham came on the scene in 1991 with the release of his debut album, Boomin' Words From Hell, which quickly became a hit in his hometown of Detroit. Though this album was produced when he was only 15, he came out with a furious rap style that delivered his lyrics hard and heavy. It was unlike anything anybody had ever heard come out of the city. His production was also ahead of its time, with trunk-thumping beats that used samples from a variety of sources, including P-Funk, Prince and Black Sabbath. Another Detroit rap act that was coming up paid close attention to what Esham was doing and decided to help out. At the time, Kid Rock was a relative unknown signed to Jive Records and on tour with bigger acts to promote his album nationally. Kid Rock explains, "I promoted that (Boomin' Words From Hell) on that Ice Cube tour. I took 500 of his cassettes with me and gave them to everyone I know. Me and Esham were, like, running Detroit back then. I helped Esham out, Esham helped me out." This type of assistance between Detroit artists proved to be rare, as both of these musicians struggled individually for every bit of success they achieved. "In the early days, day one Detroit struggled as a music community," Esham comments, "because there was and still is no unity." This lack of local support became painfully evident in the coming years.

In 1998, Source Magazine gave Esham the title of Most Slept On Artist. One year later, though Esham continued to stay beneath the radar of MTV and radio, his style became a bestseller as Detroiter Eminem blew up onto the scene from the home of Acid Rap. Eminem was quick to reveal his sources, claiming on his debut album, "I'm a cross between Manson, Esham and Ozzy." Tensions eventually grew between the two rappers, which led to Esham dissing Eminem on his album. Last year, tensions reached a peak as Esham and Eminem protégés D12 were removed from the Vans Warped Tour for a backstage fighting incident. "It's like a father being upset with his son, a teacher and his student, a professor and an apprentice, the master and his grasshopper," describes Esham. "The bridge between order and chaos is law. I must maintain order in my domain."

In 2002, Esham found a new home and a new direction, signing a worldwide deal with the Detroit-based label Psychopathic/Red Music, an independent record label backed by Sony. This October 21, 2003, Esham's Repentance will be unveiled to the world, his attempt to bring to surface all the wrong he has been responsible for in this world and show how it has affected his own spirit. But this is not the work of a sorrowful man or a man with any regrets about how he has affected the industry. With this album, Esham is ready to conquer all that he has yet to achieve in the industry. Repentance is twenty tracks of fire and ice, and is the best album of his career. In defining the concept for the album, Esham chronicles, "Repentance is a battle between good and evil--journey into my mind to see who wins".

Just as easily as Esham can bring down a house with ruthless tracks, he can also slow down the pace and get the clubs grinding to the beat. His first single, "Woo Woo Woo Woo," does just that, with an infectious bass line that will have heads bobbing from coast to coast. As Esham characterizes it, "Woo Woo Woo is for the lovers, not the haters. It's about not procrastinating, being about something good!"

The song "Pay", featuring Bone Thugs N Harmony, is a hard hitting collaboration track from true veterans of the rap industry. Esham and the members of Bone decided to link up for this song after touring together this past summer. During this outing, his live show was in full effect and won over many loyal fans who came out to see Bone. Esham depicts this as a major point in his career. "Going on tour with Bone was spiritually uplifting, and I'm still flapping my wings from the whole experience." The chemistry that they developed is evident on this song.

No longer will the world sleep on this legend of the Detroit underground, as Esham will be out in full force to spread his words to the world. Look for Esham to tour nationally in support of Repentance, which will be sure to draw even more fans to his music with his intense live shows. Prepare for a new generation to follow Esham's lead, as his Repentance marks a confrontation with the entire hip hop industry.

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Discography

Boomin Words From Hell	01. Esham's Boomin 02. My 9 Rhymes 03. 4 All The Suicidalist 04. Dream Girl 05. Devil's Groove 06. True 07. Knockin Em Dead 08. Red Rum 09. Kissing Bandit 10. Same Old Wicket Shit!!! 11. Cross My Heart 12. Amen Another Sin 13. Pussy Ain't Got No Face 14. Word After Word 15. Wish You Was Down 16. Devils In The Soup


Homey Don't Play	01. Homey Don't Play! 02. Old Wicked Shit!!! (Remix) 03. Out of Your Mind 04. Crewzin Down 7 Mile

Erotic Poetry	01. Erotic Poetry 02. The Jaw Bone! 03. The Real Feel 04. Pleaze

	01. Nine Dead Bodies 02. Intro Boogieman 03. The Boogieman 04. How Do I Plead To Homicide 05. I'd Rather Be Dead 06. Mama Was A Junkie 07. Once You Go Black 08. Makin' More Music 09. Hit And Run 10. Thinkin' To Myself 11. Fallen Angel 12. I Met This Little Girlie 13. Acid 14. Devilish Mood 15. My Last Words 16. Losin' My Religion
Judgement Day Vol 1. - Day

	01. Judgement Day 02. Living In Incest 03. Play Dead 04. 13 Ways 05. Finger In The Cake Mix 06. The Devil Gets Funky 07. Crib Death 08. Dead By Day 09. Wake The Dead 10. Dumb Bitch 11. U Wanna Know Something 12. Hoe Role 13. Dyin To Be Down 14. Sell Me Yo Soul 15. We Got Some Nonbelievers
Judgement Day Vol. 2 - Night

Hellterskkkelter	01. Hellterskkkelter 02. Rockz Off! 03. Be-4 04. Devil's Night!

	01. What Is Evil 02. Symptoms Of Insanity 03. Runnin' From Me! 04. Voices In My Head 05. No Singing / Misery 06. Jackie 07. Game Of Death 08. Headache / Wet Day Dreamer 09. Hot Booty 10. I Thought You Knew 11. If This Ain't Hell 12. My Understanding Is Zero	13. Perpetration 14. Freak Nasty 15. Headhunter 16. KKKill The Fetus 17. Don't Blame Me! 18. You Still Hoe'n 19. Sunshine 20. My Mind's Blowin' Up! 21. Get On Down 22. 666 23. Hellter Skkklter
KKKill The Fetus

Maggot Brain Theory	01. Comin' Out A Coma 02. Maggot Brain Theory 03. Traces of My Bloodtype 04. Stop Diggin' On Da D-L 05. I Know You Hate Me

	01. The Eulogy 02. The Wicketshit Will Never Die 03. My Homie Got Shot 04. Mental Stress 05. Can't Take It Wit Cha 06. Brainwashed 07. Drive U2 Suicide 08. Chatty Ass Nigga 09. Slug Froma 45 10. Was It Sum'n I Said 11. Flatline	12. I Don't Owe U Shit 13. Therapy 14. Make Me Wanna Holla 15. Would You Die 4 Me 16. 2 Dollahoe 17. 24/7 18. Diggin On Da D-L 19. Premature Ejaculation 20. I'll Be Glad When You Dead 21. Closed Casket
Closed Casket

	01. Mental Stress 02. Fear 03. Rockz Off 04. For All The Suicidalists 05. Get My Head Together 06. Acid 07. Losin My Religion 08. I'd Rather Be Dead 09. Momma Was A Junkie 10. Out Cha Mind	11. Word After Word 12. The Wicket Shit 13. Pussy Ain't Got No Face 14. Devil's Groove 15. Maggot Brain Theory 16. I'll Be Glad When You Dead 17. 30 Birdz 18. S.O.M.D. 19. Flatline 20. Wake Da Dead
Detroit DogShit

	01. What 02. You Betta Ask Somebody 03. Tony Montana 04. Kill Or Be Killed 05. What Did I Do Wrong 06. Foodstamp 07. Any Style You Want 08. Kilogram 09. One Day 10. Fried Chicken	11. Because 12. Black Orchid 13. Trick Wit Me 14. If I Can't Have It 15. Hold U Up 16. U Aint Fresh 17. Charlie Manson 18. Silicone 19. Wit Yo Punk Azz 20. Where All My Nigz At
Dead Flowerz

	01. Comerica 02. You Still Ain't Sh*t To Me 03. 7 Mile Rd. 04. Lowlafalana 05. Change Ya Mind 06. You And Me 07. Gimme Ya Love 08. Who Is Bruce Wayne? 09. 1987 10. You Betta Ask Sombody	11. Where My B At 12. Fuck Da Fame 13. Seems Like Yesterday 14. ? 15. ? 16. Detective 17. Nervous 18. ? 19. ? 20. ? 21. Gothom City
Bruce Wayne - Gothom City - 1987

	01. Walkin on da Flatline 02. Slippin out Amerikkka 03. D. 04. I'm Dead 05. Panic Attack 06. Chemical Imbalance 07. God 08. Detroit 101 09. Poetry 10. Everyone 11. Crash & Burn 12. Mr. Negativity	13. Pill Me (Feel My Prescription) 14. Brain Surgery 15. Devilsht 16. All Night Everyday 17. I Know 18. So Selfish 19. Envy the Sunshine 20. Love 21. Gloczup 22. Intro (Hallucinagenics) 23. Skydive 24. F@k a Lover
Tongues

	01. Intro 02. Narration 1 03. Red Rum 04. Some Ol' Wicked Shit 05. Out Ya Mind 06. 9 Dead Bodies 07. Play Dead 08. Finger in the Cake Mix 09. Boogie Man 10. Dying To Be Down 11. Narration 2 12. Sunshine 13. No Singing at My Funeral 14. No-Fault Insurance 15. Mental Stress	16. Would You Die For Me? 17. The Wicked Shit Will Never Die 18. Narration 3 19. Silicone 20. Comerica 21. Lola Falana 22. Nervous 23. Panic Attack 24. Everyone 25. Migraine Headache 26. La La La 27. How Do I Plead To Homicide? 28. P-P-P-Pow! 29. Redemption
Acid Rain

Repentance	01. Bang 02. Can't Take That 03. Woo Woo Woo 04. Pay 05. No More Dyin' 06. Soopa Doopa 07. Back In Da Day 08. Mommy 09. Hard Times 10. Ex-Girlfriend 11. Look At Me 12. Brick 13. Get Doe 14. Boom 15. Detroit 16. Boss Up 17. Out Cold 18. Dem Boyz 19. No War 20. All of My Life

A-1 Yola	01. Since Day One 02. Turbulence 03. Boliva 04. Bird After Bird 05. Justa Hustler 06. Yoca Cola 07. Fall Into The Fire 08. Wicket 09. Enemies 10. Help Me 11. Servin' 12. Bangin' Dope 13. One Hundred 14. Gangsta Dedication 15. Unhappy 16. ? 17. Smiley Faces