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".

Obie Trice is a rapper born in Detroit, Michigan on November 14, 1977 to a single mother; Eleanor Trice. On October 5, 1998 he became the father of his only daughter, Kobie. 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. As an acquaintance of D12 member Bizarre, Obie was signed after a personal introduction to Eminem allowed him to im