Obie Trice III (born November 14 1977) is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He began rapping at the age of 11, and had a number of underground hits such as Respect, My Club, Dope Jobs Homeless, and The Well Known Asshole before he signed to Shady Records in 2000. Obie Trice credits himself for having no "rap name", but instead using his birth name/given name for performing, as also mentioned in one of his songs, Rap Name. Biography As an acquaintance of D12 member Bizarre, Obie Trice was signed after a personal introduction to Eminem allowed him to impress the Detroit rapper in person. The general public was first introduced to Obie on D12's Devil's Night album on a skit. His one-line opener ("Obie Trice: real name, no gimmicks.") on Eminem's lead single, "Without Me", off the The Eminem Show increased public awareness of his name and slogan. Obie also appeared in the vid