Trice was calling himself " Obie 1" at that time, but before Proof introduced him at the Hip Hop Shop, he asked him his real name and introduced him as "Obie Trice", which remains his rap name. Positive response from watchers encouraged Trice to get into rap music seriously." The battles were hosted by Proof, from D12. By the age of fourteen, he was attending rap battle gatherings around Detroit, including the Hip Hop Shop, where he and his friends would go on Saturday afternoons. Trice was given a karaoke machine by his mother when he was eleven and he used it to rhyme over instrumentals from artists such as N.W.A. He is of African American and German descent. Obie Trice III was born and raised on the west side of Detroit, Michigan, by his mother, along with three brothers. He does not use a rap name like most rappers, instead using his birth name on stage. Trice formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment, upon leaving Shady. He was signed to fellow Detroit rapper Eminem's Shady Records in 2002, where he released the albums Cheers (2003) and Second Round's on Me (2006). Obie Trice III (born November 14, 1977) is an American rapper.
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