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Eminem has had his share of battles but Esham is not just any rapper. He’s a highly influential pioneer of the Detroit rap scene. And now, he’s mad – again. Esham, the creator of acid rap, expressed ...

Detroit rap legend Esham has been called everything from the Black Devil and the Boogieman to the Unholy and the undisputed godfather of the horror-infused music genre of acid rap. Without a doubt, he ...

Without a doubt, he is one of the most prolific artists in any genre, with more than 20 album releases to his credit since the early 1990s - most of which are truly amazing CDs that combine real life ...