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Esham

American rapper

  • Fame49.8
  • Momentum0.6
  • Wikipedia3.3K
Born 1973 · age 53United States
United StatesUnited StatesMusiciansSinger / Musician
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    12 languages
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  • Age
    53
    Born 1973
  • Known for
    Carmen
    1984
Summary
Updated 2026-08-17

Esham Attica Smith, known mononymously as Esham, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Emerging as one of the first ever hip hop artists from Detroit, Esham released his debut studio album, Boomin' Words from Hell, in 1989 at the age of 16. Since then, he has gone on to release 21 full-length studio albums in total and is best known as a representative of the hip hop subgenre horrorcore. In 1992, he co-founded the horrorcore group Natas. He and his brother James Smith founded and ran the Detroit hip hop label Reel Life Productions.

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49.8
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Momentum0.6
Historical12.4
Source confidence80.0
Completeness75.0
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    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · de.wikipedia.org
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