Esham

Horrorcore, Musical Artist

1977 –

16

Who is Esham?

Esham Attica Smith 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.

Esham and his brother James Smith ran the biggest selling independent hip hop label in Detroit, Michigan throughout the 1990's. Their influence spawned an entire sub-genre within hip hop that eventually fueled the careers of Eminem, Tech N9ne, ICP and many more.

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Born
1977
Long Island
Also known as
  • Mr. Spade
  • Rashaam Attica Smith
  • Bruce Wayne
  • Converse
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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