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Rashaam Attica Smith, better known by his stage name Esham (East Side Hoes And Money), is an American ...
ESHAM Biography
Rashaam Attica Smith, better known by his stage name Esham (East Side Hoes And Money), is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan known for his hallucinogenic style of hip hop which he refers to as "acid rap", which fuses rock-based beats and lyrics involving subjects such as death, drug use, evil, paranoia and sex. Releasing his debut album, Boomin' Words from Hell while still in high school, Smith is considered to be one of the originators of horrorcore, rap rock and rap metal. Counting Boomin' Words from Hell, he has released eleven studio albums, five extended plays and three compilation albums. Smith co-founded the independent record label Reel Life Productions, and formed the group Natas with local rappers Mastamind and TNT. Smith has been cited as an influence on rappers such as Eminem and Insane Clown Posse.
NATAS Biography
Natas (Nation Ahead of Time and Space) is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. The group comprises Esham, TNT, and Mastamind. Natas performs a style that it refers to as acid rap and is known for its dark, violent lyrics and rock-based sound. Esham met Mastamind as a student at Osborne High School, who gave him a three-song demo tape of his music, leading the two to form the group with Esham's longtime friend, TNT, deciding on the name Natas as a symbol of their disposition at the time and released their first album, Life After Death on Esham's Reel Life Productions label in 1992.
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