there is a bio of esham at horrorcore.com/natas/bio.shtml excerpt: <He was voted 1998's "Most Slept On" artist by Murder Dog magazine. He rules the Detroit rap scene the way Dre rules L.A. and Master P. (and Luther Campbell before him) rules the South. His name is Esham, his band is NATAS (Nation Ahead of Time and Space), and he's sold over a million records in the last 11 years - 12 full-lengths and 5 EPs, including the 1990 EP Homey Don't Play, which pictures Esham in clown make-up. ICP used to open for him. He's written songs with Kid Rock (including the KR hit "You Don't Know Me"). Eminem sites him an influence. He's considered the pioneer of "horrorore," although in Detroit they've always called it "Acid Rap.">
(NATAS is comprised of Esham, TNT, & Mastermind) esham is a prolific producer, and a very smart business man. he has eschewed major labels and handles his own distribution. and he sells. his last album, 'mail dominance' had posters plastered around downtown much like you see for outfits like sugar ray and dj rap and jamiroquoi. . . his lyrics & his message have been very controversial. lots of gore & satanic overtones. 2 of esham's most memorable songs to me, bringing me back to 8th or 9th grade, are '13 ways (to commit suicide)' & 'a p**sy ain't got no face' (disgusting but hilarious) the kind of music every mom wants their 14 year old daughter listening to ;) and as far as the white rapper thing goes, champtown is getting airplay on detroit radio right now. and, hold the phone, he is not white! but he does have ties to eminem & kid rock & icp & esham. detroit hip hop is nothing if not incestuous! kelli ----- Original Message ----- From: lil' robbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 1:25 PM Subject: Re: (313) Detroit Hip-Hop > ..i read a good article with eshaam(sp?)in the source where he mentioned > that they have created a new style called acid rap which focuses on putting > out alot of releases all the time..he also mentioned the fact that every hip > hopper that made it from detroit is white and how this really made him > mad..does anyone know more about him and what he does..i once was shown > where he lives and stuff on a small excursion stateside but never really got > to hear much of the stuff he is made of.. > > ..cheers.. > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >
