Esham

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Esham Attica Smith (born September 20, 1973), known mononymously as Esham, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Emerging as one of the first ever hip hop artists from Detroit, Esham released his debut studio album, Boomin' Words from Hell, in 1989 at the age of 16. Since then, he has gone on to release 21 full-length studio albums in total and is best known as a representative of the hip hop subgenre horrorcore. In 1992, he co-founded the horrorcore group Natas. He and his brother James Smith founded and ran the Detroit hip hop label Reel Life Productions.

As one of the first rappers to receive attention in the city, Esham was often cited as a major influence on another Detroit horrorcore act, Insane Clown Posse. Esham is known for incorporating elements of rock music in his beats, and his lyrics cover a number of subjects, including death, drug use, evil, paranoia and sex. Esham refers to his style of music as "acid rap".

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Esham, de son vrai nom Esham Attica Smith, né à Détroit, dans le Michigan, est un rappeur américain. Il est considéré comme l'un des artistes les plus marquants et novateurs de la scène hip-hop depuis les années 1990. Il est l'un des premiers rappeurs de la scène hip-hop de Détroit avec son hip-hop appelé « acid rap ». Son nom de scène, Esham est l'acronyme d'East Side Hoes And Money. Son style sans concession s'éloigne du hip-hop californien car il parle de drogue, de meurtres et de satanisme. Il a été l'un des membres du groupe mythique Natas avec TNT et Mastamind.

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