Obie trice

You know, I'm the 1st black solo MC from Detroit. I didn't do the 50 Cent sales but hey... I got a long career, I'm still young and I'm trying to bring really good music.

Yeah I grew up on the Westside of Detroit.

Where's Eminem, when is Em coming out, Em this, Em that, 50 this, 50 that... What about Obie?

I think it need realness, you should speak on thing that you know about, that you being from, that you experienced or that you been around, you know. I think you need a good hook, good beats and good...

I was about 11 when my mother brought me this karaoke machine and I was really into it back then, but about 4 or 5 years ago is when I started printing up my own music, going to the studio and doing...

I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.

The Anger Management Tour was another beautiful thing. I loved that tour.

Detroit is right now a new Mecca for Hip Hop.

I'm just going to do me; I'm not trying to do the Eminem thing, the D12 thing or the 50 thing.

But since I am in the music industry, I don't want anyone to download music, not on September 9th.