Detroit rapper Esham (born Esham Attica Smith, September 20, 1973) is known for having a cultish following for featuring rock samples and lyrics about Satanism (early on), drug use, paranoia and hardcore sex, similar to the.Esham self-released his debut album Boomin' Words from Hell at the age of 13, and later went on to form the independent label, and the acid rap group. His early albums were the subject of much rumor and controversy; local listeners were literally scared of the albums. Albums like Judgement Day and KKKill the Fetus led to Esham being perceived as a Satanist; the latter featured paintings of fetuses on its artwork and lyrics which promoted abortion.
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 CD release of KKKill The Fetus on Discogs. KKKill the Fetus is the third studio album by Esham. Released in 1993, the album's lyrics focus on subjects such as abortion and murder. The album, which has.
After Closed Casket, however, Esham decided to no longer rap about Satan and abandon his use of the stage name 'The Unholy'. After his brother went to prison, Esham gravitated more towards lyrical themes with Dead Flowerz, Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987 and Mail Dominance. In 1999, he signed with and joined the Horrorcore, with plans to issue his next album, Tongues, on the label. He left the label and the group due to a disagreement, and rebranded Reel Life Productions as Gothom Records.
Gothom signed, and former porn star-turned-rapper Heather Hunter.Esham started beefing with Eminem for no apparent reason (allegedly spurred by Eminem rapping 'I think I fucked up my head listening to acid rap' in a freestyle, which Esham took as a diss), and got kicked off of Van's Warped Tour in 2001 after Eminem's group, D12, allegedly beat him up after Esham went on stage and, during his song 'Chemical Imbalance', rapped 'Hailey's in a coma', referring to Eminem's daughter. After the collapse of Reel Life Productions, Esham found himself homeless and living in his car, and Insane Clown Posse agreed to help him out by again signing him to Psychopathic; Esham also joined the supergroup. After the solo album A-1 Yola, Esham left Psychopathic to return to RLP. Esham has gravitated back and forth from dissing other rappers for attention and trying to suck up to them, leading to some bad business choices like signing a drug addict ' rapper, resulting in him losing the fans that dislike ICP. He's lost even more fans by releasing a series of videos calling ICP's Violent J the devil (Esham called himself 'God') and lying about his former business deals with Psychopathic. He later released a video apologizing to for his remarks, stating that his perception had been warped by substance abuse, and that he's still a Juggalo and has nothing against ICP or Psychopathic.Violent J himself has stated that.
More recently, Esham and ICP resolved their beef, and Esham has made appearances at the Gathering of the Juggalos and on tour with Violent J.To be fair, it's hard to find a single rapper from Detroit that Esham hasn't had on-again off-again friendships and feuds with. For example, Esham was friends with early in his career, despite the two being extremely competitive, to the point where Kid Rock asked for more money than Esham when they both recorded guest appearances for ICP's Carnival of Carnage. Esham would later diss Kid Rock a few times (even claiming Kid Rock was a racist despite Rock having a half-black son and Esham ), but most recently Esham has spoken positively on Kid Rock, claiming he taught Kid Rock how to rap.Partial discography. Boomin' Words from Hell (1989). Homey Don't Play (1991). Erotic City (1991). Judgement Day (1992).
Helterskkkelter (1993). KKKill the Fetus (1993). Maggot Brain Theory (1994). Closed Casket (1994). Dead Flowerz (1996). Detroit Dogshit (1997).
Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987 (1997). Mail Dominance (1999). Bootleg: From the Lost Vault, Vol. 1 (2000).
Tongues (2001). Acid Rain (2002). Repentance (2003). A-1 Yola (2005). Martyr City (2006).
Lamb Chopz (2007). The Butcher Shop (2008). Sacrificial Lambz (2008). Esham 4 Mayor (2008). I Ain't Cha Homey (2009). Hellaween: Pure Horror (2009).
Suspended Animation (2010). DMT Sessions (2011)ESHAM demonstrates the following tropes:.: Exhibits this character frequently in his lyrics.: On the song 'Chemical Imbalance'.: '.: Averted with 'Silicone'. 'I'm the one that put the slugs in my mama's chest'.: This was certainly not true when Esham started rapping (he was 13 when he released his first album), but has begun to embody this on more recent albums, though his lyrical content is much less evil and Satanic than when he started out.: Occasionally.: Considered a pioneer of this style.: Exhibits this character frequently in his lyrics, taken to extremes with his work with Soopa Villainz, where he raps about murdering people for being white,.
. 'Sunshine'Released: 1993KKKill the Fetus is the third studio album. Released in 1993, the album's lyrics focus on subjects such as and murder. The album, which has been cited as an iconic album, has been praised for its genre-defining production and lyrics. It is considered to be Esham's critical breakthrough, compared to lackluster reviews of his previous albums.
The single 'Sunshine' received very heavy radio play nationally. The music video for 'HeltersKKKelter' was featured on an episode of in 1994, and was given out at in rare VHS form during the promotional launch. Contents.Lyrics and music The album's title track encourages drug-addicted women to have an rather than to allow their children to be raised by unfit mothers. Many of the songs are short and heavily sample-based. Reception Professional ratings Review scoresSourceRatingIn his review of the album, Jason Birchmeier wrote that 'At this point in his career, his rapping has already reached near-peak levels, and his production shows a continued path towards an inventiveness. Never again would Esham be so gritty.'
In 2009, named it as an iconic album. Track listing All tracks are written by Esham. What Is Evil'2:172.'
Symptoms of Insanity'3:123.' Runnin' From Me!' Voices in My Head'3:075.' No Singing/Misery'3:256.' Game of Death' (featuring and )4:168.'
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Headache/Wet Day Dreamer'2:319.' Hot Booty'2:5910.' I Thought U Knew'3:2311.' If This Ain't Hell'4:0012.'
My Understanding Is Zero'1:2513.' Freak Nasty'3:1915.'
Headhunter' (featuring Mastamind)3:3516.' KKKill the Fetus'4:4717.' Don't Blame Me'3:2318.' You Still Hoe'n'2:3919.' My Mind's Blowin' Up!' Get on Down'3:1322.'
Hellterskkkelter'3:47Total length:73:18References.
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