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''Bottoms Up'' is the third studio album by American rapper Obie Trice; it was released on April 3, 2012, by Black Market Entertainment. The album entering the charts at number 113, with 4,400 physical albums sold in the first week.〔http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19341/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-8-2012〕 The album is his first effort since the 2006 Second Round's on Me and features production from Dr. Dre and Eminem. == Background == The title of the album, ''Bottoms Up'', was chosen as Obie Trice was keen to keep the alcohol-related theme for his album titles.〔Hugo Lunny (August, 2006). "(Obie Trice: "The Internet Sucks" (Interview) )". ''MVRemix.com''. Accessed 27 January 2008.〕 He had begun working on the album while in the process of releasing his second album, ''Second Round's on Me''.〔ShaBe (August 31, 2006). "(Last Call? Not Yet: Obie Trice (Interview) )". ''HHNLive.com''. Accessed 27 January 2008.〕 As of 21 May 2007, Obie Trice told MTV that he was at the time "a few songs deep", and had by that point collaborated with just Daz Dillinger. He also stated that he'd like to get work done with Eminem, 50 Cent, Slaughterhouse, Young Buck, Akon, Cashis, Jazze Pha, and Devin the Dude. On the topic of collaborating, Obie Trice also explained to MTV, But in July, XXL displayed in an Obie Trice interview that Obie said he would not to compromise his integrity. He also said that he felt he was near to being finished, and has worked with producers such as South Carolina's Propane the Great (who did his single “Detroit Summer”), Detroit's Square Biz, and Six - all of which he stated as being "unknown producers, but the shit is fire."〔Seth Berkman (2 July 2007). "(Obie Trice: Take a Ride (Interview) )". ''XXL''. Accessed 26 January 2008.〕 Obie had also mentioned in another interview that he does have beats from Dr. Dre, which he received during ''Second Round's on Me'', but decided to keep them for ''Bottoms Up''.〔Brolin Winning (15 August 2006). "(Exclusive Interview with Obie Trice )". ''MP3.com''. Accessed 26 January 2008.〕 He has also stated at various times that he'd like to release the album in the summer of 2008,〔〔Krush Dallas (2 January 2008). "(Obie Trice: "Bottoms Up Coming This Summer, Eminem Album Complete" )". ''DefSounds.com''. Accessed 26 January 2008.〕 and further elaborated on this thought by saying, In June 2008, Obie Trice departed from Shady Records. It is not clear what effect this would have on the album, if any.〔Tai Saint-Louis (30 June 2008). "(Shady Records Issues Statement On Obie's Departure )". AllHipHop.com. Accessed 1 July 2008.〕 In September 2008 in an interview with Detroit's FM98 WJLB, Obie said he expected the album would be released in February 2009, under his new label Black Market Ent. On May 4, 2010 Obie Trice confirmed Eminem is on the album and he still remains friends with him. In an interview with ''XXL'' on August 24, 2011, Trice elaborated on Eminem's contributions on the album, revealing that he would appear on two songs, one of which is called "No Turning Back", the other called 'Friends With Enemies'. According to The Source magazine, Obie Trice has delayed "Bottoms Up" until April 3, citing that he wants to be able to release the album simultaneously worldwide so that all fans are able to experience it at the same time. Trice hosted a live stream, on February 23, 2012, to his fans and previewed a few tracks from the album. He also played snippets of songs from his upcoming mixtape, 'Watch The Chrome'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bottoms Up (Obie Trice album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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