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"Second Round" "shows a lot of growth," [Obie Trice] elaborated. "I'm doing a lot of different things on this album lyrically that I didn't do on 'Cheers,' a lot of different topics. ['Second Round' has] some conscience messages in it; I'm a couple of years older. For this album, I didn't write anything on paper. 'Cheers' is more structured as [far as] lyrical content. This album is more spontaneous because I would think of eight Unes off the top of my head and think of my next eight lines and piece it together like that."
It's something I have considered," said Obie. "I've even thought of where I'd go to, what label I'd represent. At the same time, Shady Records is my family. Eminem is my family, that's, my people. D-12, that's my people. I do feel a little anxious sometimes; there are a lot of artists on Interscope and a there are a lot of people who are in better positions than I am, as far as record sales. At times, a label can look at that and say, 'we'll just do Obie's project half [-heartedly] because he's going to do his numbers,' instead of giving me that extra-strong push that I feel I deserve. I just think I need to be heard and seen more. A lot of these deejays have an attitude with Eminem. They feel like they broke his records and made him who he is today, and that he doesn't come back and see the core deejays and things like that. So they put these types of problems on me. I'm just trying to let these people know I'm not Eminem. That's [his] situation. But since we are a team people associate us to that degree. That?s just how it is."See the full content of this document
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Obie Trice Treats Listeners to 'Second Round'
Although his 2003 debut album, "Cheers," is certified platinum, rapper Obie Trice is well aware that life isn't all sweet, even for a promising hiphop artist whose star is on the rise. Seizing a golden opportunity, Obie flaunted his considerable...
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