Esham attended Osborn High School, and lived with his grandmother in New York during summers.
14 Facts About Esham
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Esham studied piano, guitar, and trombone in high school, and listened to artists such as Sugar Hill Gang, Run-DMC, Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss.
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Esham began to write original lyrics, and was encouraged by his older brother, James H Smith, to seriously pursue a career in hip hop.
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In one occurrence, Champtown and Esham were forced to rap for a drug dealer at gunpoint.
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Esham found it difficult to develop a fanbase, because many wrote off the dark content of his lyrics and imagery as shock value, while hip hop fans did not connect to Esham's albums because of his heavy metal influences.
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In 1992, Esham appeared on Carnival of Carnage, the debut album of Insane Clown Posse, released on October 18.
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Esham produced three tracks and rapped on the album's final track.
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On November 22,1994, Esham released his fourth studio album, Closed Casket.
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Esham later signed a distribution deal with Overcore, a subsidiary of Overture Music, which later became distributed by TVT Records.
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In 2002, Esham signed to Psychopathic Records, releasing the compilation Acid Rain.
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On November 18,2003, Esham released his ninth studio album, Repentance.
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In 2005 Esham joined forces with Insane Clown Posse and Lavel to release the Soopa Villainz album, Furious.
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In June 2010, Esham recorded "Walk Toward the Light", a collaboration with international pro-wrestling superstar and global underground artist One Man Kru.
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Esham defined his style as analogous to "modern-day blues [or] heavy metal".