★★★★★
In recent years, Shady Records has gone through a major overhaul of its roster. Dubbed Shady 2.0, the new generation of Shady Records has launched with the recent releases of Bad Meets Evil and Yelawolf, along with the pending album of rap super group Slaughterhouse. Gone are Cashis, Bobby Creekwater, Obie Trice and key members of D12 such as the late Proof, along with Mr. Porter and Bizarre...
- rapreviews.com
2012-05-03
★★★★★
Detroit emcee Obie Trice's career was kick-started by a clever marketing ploy - Eminem included the now-infamous line "Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks" at the start of his worldwide hit "Without Me". Since then, Trice had almost everybody that was already on the Eminem bandwagon anticipating his every move. With that, Trice went on to release his debut LP Cheers to both critical and commercial success, an album which remains one of Shady Record's best releases...
- www.theaureview.com
2012-05-03
★★★★★
Following his departure from Shady Records and the move to his independent label Black Market Entertainment, Obie Trice is back with his first solo release in six years. With the opener thanking Eminem, Cashis, Bobby Creekwater, D12 and all the rest of the Shady crew for their support, it is uplifting to hear that Obie is still tight with the people he worked with from the very beginning...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2012-04-05
★★★★★
Obie Trice's gangsta game sounds downright tired on the follow-up to his platinum-certified 2003 debut, "Cheers." Some might expect that, given that the entire gangsta-rap genre is on life support these days. With that noted, however, it's still surprising to hear such a lackluster set coming from Trice. Why? Because the guy had tons of material--i.e., real life experience--that should have helped make this a very memorable record...
- www.soundspike.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Three years ago I stood in a muddy field in Ireland, listening to Obie Trice belt out some classic rhymes along with other members of the Shady crew at the Anger Management tour. Back then, Eminem was a breakthrough white rapper and Obie was simply a crowd warmer. Now, Obie has taken off his training wheels and taken his rapping to another level. Unlike Obie's previous album, Cheers, Second Round's On Me limits the influence of Eminem and other Shady artists...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-23
★★★★★
This album further proves that Obie Trice doesn't have it in him to let anyone down. In the mist of 50 Cent-mania, back in 2003 Trice actually went platinum with his debut album 'Cheers', and with his sophomore effort as good, if not better than his debut a million units sold is the least he should be expecting...
- www.gigwise.com
2010-11-23
★★★★★
Obie's okay - he's got a voice and flow, but it's not standout and it's not original or revolutionary. Nor does it have to be, but you'd think Shady would only be hooking up the strongest rappers he's meeting all over the world. Ah, gangster nepotism! The tracks produced by no-names are way better than the crappy beats from Slim Shady or even Dr. Dre, who seems like he reached over to his sampler from his toilet while he was taking a shit...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-09
★★★★★
Eminem's mate Obie Trice is back with a new album after what has been, even in the crazy world of hip hop, a pretty traumatic year. After being shot in the head on New Years Eve (the bullets still lodged in his head) and losing label mate Proof who was killed in a shooting in April, you could forgive Trice for maybe being a little uninspired. And that's exactly what this album is. Tired, typical and, at times, almost uncomfortable...
- www.music-news.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Traditionally the second album is a difficult hurdle to jump, but just being alive for its release has been Obie Trice's biggest achievement. On the record itself he's not making it easy for himself either, as by the end of the intro his girlfriend has thrown him out for something "wrapped in a plastic bag" (any ideas?!). By the third song the weapons are drawn and he's rapping, "nigger I'm violent, cos I'm so tired of these riders tryin' to touch Obie" over a production littered with gunshots...
- www.musicomh.com
2010-08-23