That same year he teamed up with Detroit natives TnT and Mastamind and formed the group Natas, whose controversial debut Life After Death has been blamed for the suicide of a Tennessee youth. After another EP released in 1992 entitled Hellter Skkkelter dropped, Esham's most recognized and most controversial album 1993's KKKill the Fetus hit stores. The cover of this album depicted an unborn fetus and the title track was a song explaining why unfit, drug addicted mothers should chose abortion over birth. Esham followed up with Natas' Blaz4me and another solo Closed Casket. This was all a prelude to another controversial release, Doubelievengod. Tracks such as "Pop Pop", "Sunday School", and "Heaven" set an unprecedented mark for evilness in rap music. Esham later released his final album on RLP, Dead Flowerz. This was a transitional period into Esham's new Gothom label. Bruce Wayne/Gothom City introduced the world to the new age Esham. After this release the head nodding, trunk rattling Multikillionaire was released.
After a 2-year break, E hit the scene with the colorful Mail Dominance CD. This CD had everything from slow jams, retrospectives on lost ones, wickedness, to 50's samples. The next release is what many feel was the critically acclaimed WWW.com. In 2001, Esham released what would become his smoothest album, Tongues. Followed by Natas 6th release Godlike. Esham resume of albums includes 10 full albums, 4 EPs, 3 greatest hits compilations, and 6 releases with Natas. Not to mention working with and producing for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ghetto E, Kool Keith, Insane Clown Posse, and the Dayton Family. From 1989 to 2005, Esham has given fans his heavy doses of Reel Life, Heavy Mental music. Esham truly revolutionized Detroit's rap sound and is a local legend.
Eminem has listed Esham as an influence, as he mentions on his debut album, The Slim Shady LP. Esham's next album, A1 Yola, was released April 19th, 2005 by Psychopathic Records. Included with the album was also a DVD with videos to every song, making Esham the first artist to make a music video for every song on an album. Towards the end of 2005 Esham could no longer be a part of Psychopathic Records. His last concert under the label was at the 5th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos. He contributed to the Soopa Villainz project and later left. The split was on bad terms according to acidrap.com. The reason, also according to acidrap.com, was that Psychopathic Records did not allow him to use the name The Unholy,The Black Devil or the group NATAS. Athough bitterness was expressed by both parties directly after the split, Esham and Psychopathic have since publicly apoligized to one another, and stated that any past grievances are water under the bridge.
On June 6, 2006 (6/6/06) Esham released the Judgement Day box set, Rap's first $100 box set, available only through the Natas website. This set includes Judgement Day Vol.1 and 2, the previously unreleased Judgement Day Vol.3 and 4, a new 6 track Esham EP, and a DVD featuring concert footage from '04. Only 1,000 have been produced.
Nine Dead Bodies
Esham Lyrics
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Today in new dealer's stock..
Truck over turned, what they call it was a roll over accident,
It was a dump truck,
Debris in the roadway, east bound, and west bound....
It's acid rap.... Ohh yeaaaah...
I've seen many bloody bodies in my life time,
Now I'm on the prowl, and it's night time.
Five fingers of death,
I can taste the smell of blood as you're losin' you're breath,
Nine bodies floatin' in the river,
This the type of shit that make ya shiver, when I deliver,
The first dead body on your door step,
When you open up the door, the body falls on the floor.
The bigger they are, the harder the fall,
Then their head pops off and rolls down the hall.
Blood stains all on my shoe strangs,
Two bodies swingin' in the back, and they hang,
From a tree butt naked,
Three lives are gone, and the fourth I must take it.
The fourth body, just mutilated,
Every bone was broken in the body, when they x-rayed it.
I gotta cravin' for some red rum,
So I went to the store, saw the clerk, and got me some,
One person found dead in the liquor store,
A mass murderer, five murders or more.
Now I'm workin' on my sixth one,
I kill bitches with my bare hands, mutha fuck a gun.
Beat a bitch with a bat, til she stop breathin',
Then rush the bloody body to receivin',
Seven and eight, came like a double date,
I stabbed 'em both in the heart, with a wooden stake.
Like the bitch was a fuckin' vampire,
Lit the fuse, and set they soul on fire.
Number nine....
This my own life,
It was found, with a nine to the head.
And I'm dead, and I'm dead,
No, you're dead,
Call the cops,
Shit, somebody call the cops.
The lyrics to Esham's song, "Nine Dead Bodies," depict a graphic and gruesome account of a series of murders committed by the singer. The opening lines "Kill the radio, he killed the radio...Today in new dealer's stock.." seem to be a reference to the singer wanting to silence any distractions before he begins to recount his acts of violence. The following lines describe a truck rollover accident and suggest that the singer is using the radio broadcast to conceal the real story of what happened. The phrase "acid rap" (which has been used to describe Esham's style of music) serves to emphasize the dark and twisted nature of the song.
The singer goes on to describe in detail the nine bodies he has killed, using vivid imagery that includes a body falling at his feet, heads rolling down hallways, and bodies hanging from trees. Additionally, the lyrics suggest that the singer takes pleasure in the murders, as he craves "some red rum" (a reference to "The Shining") and kills without using a gun, preferring to use his bare hands or other methods of torture. The final lines of the song reveal a surprising twist - the singer, who was believed to be the one committing the murders, is actually one of the victims himself, and the song ends with a plea for someone to call the police.
Overall, the lyrics to "Nine Dead Bodies" paint a disturbing and graphic picture of violence and murder, with the singer showing no remorse for his actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Kill the radio, he killed the radio...
Esham is angry and wants to stop listening to the radio because it's not playing the type of music he likes
Today in new dealer's stock..
Esham is reporting on some news he heard about a new dealer's stock
Truck over turned, what they call it was a roll over accident,
Esham is reporting on an accident where a truck turned over, but the authorities call it a roll over accident
It was a dump truck,
Esham is clarifying the type of truck that was involved in the accident
Debris in the roadway, east bound, and west bound....
Esham is reporting that there is debris on both sides of the road
It's acid rap.... Ohh yeaaaah...
Esham is introducing the genre of his music as 'acid rap'
I've seen many bloody bodies in my life time,
Esham has had experience seeing many people who were covered in blood
Now I'm on the prowl, and it's night time.
Esham is currently hunting for more victims during the night
Son of the wicket, I kick it,
Esham is referring to himself as the son of the wicket and he has a confident mindset that he can kick it (meaning he can succeed)
Five fingers of death,
Esham has the ability to kill people with his bare hands
I can taste the smell of blood as you're losin' you're breath,
Esham is able to smell the blood of his victims as they are dying
Nine bodies floatin' in the river,
Esham has killed nine people and their bodies are floating in the river
This the type of shit that make ya shiver, when I deliver,
Esham knows that his type of music and lyrics can make people feel uneasy, and he is acknowledging that effect
The first dead body on your door step,
Esham places the first dead body on someone's doorstep as a warning or message
When you open up the door, the body falls on the floor.
When someone opens their door, the body falls on the floor and they are confronted with a gruesome sight
The bigger they are, the harder the fall,
When someone big dies, it's a bigger impact and their fall is harder
Then their head pops off and rolls down the hall.
Esham is describing a graphic scene of a decapitation and the head rolling down the hall
Blood stains all on my shoe strangs,
Esham's shoes have blood stains on the laces like he was running through the blood of his victims
Two bodies swingin' in the back, and they hang,
Two of Esham's victims are hanging from a tree in the back of something, likely a vehicle
From a tree butt naked,
Esham hung his victims from a tree without any clothes on
Three lives are gone, and the fourth I must take it.
Esham has killed three people, but he still plans to kill a fourth
The fourth body, just mutilated,
Esham has killed the fourth person and has mutilated their body
Every bone was broken in the body, when they x-rayed it.
The fourth victim's body was so badly beaten that every bone was broken
I gotta cravin' for some red rum,
Esham is craving 'red rum', which is a phonetic spelling of 'murder' backwards
So I went to the store, saw the clerk, and got me some,
Esham went to the store and got some alcohol instead of actually committing murder
One person found dead in the liquor store,
Despite Esham not acting upon his desire to commit murder, he reports that someone else was found dead in the liquor store
A mass murderer, five murders or more.
Esham acknowledges that he could be considered a mass murderer with at least five murders to his name
Now I'm workin' on my sixth one,
Esham is currently planning or committing his sixth murder
I kill bitches with my bare hands, mutha fuck a gun.
Esham prefers killing with his bare hands instead of using a weapon
Beat a bitch with a bat, til she stop breathin',
Esham has beaten a woman with a bat until she stopped breathing
Then rush the bloody body to receivin',
After beating the woman, he took her to the hospital to try and revive her
Seven and eight, came like a double date,
Esham killed two people in quick succession, like it was a date between two couples
I stabbed 'em both in the heart, with a wooden stake.
Esham killed the two people by stabbing them in the heart with a wooden stake
Like the bitch was a fuckin' vampire,
Esham compares his victims to vampires because of how he had to kill them
Lit the fuse, and set they soul on fire.
Esham wants to cause harm to his victims in the afterlife
Number nine....
Esham has killed nine people
This my own life,
Esham is now referring to his own life
It was found, with a nine to the head.
Esham has died from a gunshot wound to the head (9mm)
And I'm dead, and I'm dead,
Esham is confirming that he is dead
No, you're dead,
Esham is addressing the listener and telling them that they are the dead ones
Call the cops,
Esham wants somebody to call the police
Shit, somebody call the cops.
Esham pleads with somebody to call the police
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