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Esham (born Rashaam Smith on September 20, 1973) is a hardcore rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He calls his style of rock-influenced rap “acid rap”. He released his first album, Boomin’ Words from Hell, in 1990 at the age of 16, and attending Osbourne High School in Detroit.

That same year he teamed up with Detroit natives TnT and Mastamind and formed the group Natas, whose controversial debut Life After Death has been blamed for the suicide of a Tennessee youth. After another EP released in 1992 entitled Hellter Skkkelter dropped, Esham’s most recognized and most controversial album 1993’s KKKill the Fetus hit stores. The cover of this album depicted an unborn fetus and the title track was a song explaining why unfit, drug addicted mothers should chose abortion over birth. Esham followed up with Natas’ Blaz4me and another solo Closed Casket. This was all a prelude to another controversial release, Doubelievengod. Tracks such as “Pop Pop”, “Sunday School”, and “Heaven” set an unprecedented mark for evilness in rap music. Esham later released his final album on RLP, Dead Flowerz. This was a transitional period into Esham’s new Gothom label. Bruce Wayne/Gothom City introduced the world to the new age Esham. After this release the head nodding, trunk rattling Multikillionaire was released.

After a 2-year break, E hit the scene with the colorful Mail Dominance CD. This CD had everything from slow jams, retrospectives on lost ones, wickedness, to 50’s samples. The next release is what many feel was the critically acclaimed WWW.com. In 2001, Esham released what would become his smoothest album, Tongues. Followed by Natas 6th release Godlike.
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  • ESSER187

    Ooooooooooohhhhhwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeee!!! [3]

    last week
  • jaska138

    Crime is life and life is crime

    25 days ago
  • roobyyy

    It's sad that legend like Esham doesn't get much recognition..

    last month
  • oleskelulupa

    ON TOUR! FRIDAY THE 13 IN HELLSINKI!!

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  • KOM36

    http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Esham/+images/75436512 new one

    March 2012
  • nu4220

    stupid nigga and gey

    March 2012
  • fx-57

    Not best but probably the originator of "acid rap" and a main inspiration of the Slim Shady persona of Eminem besides Cage.

    March 2012
  • albertgacy

    best rapper

    December 2011
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