Bottom's Up (album)

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Bottom's Up

Studio album by Obie Trice

Recorded

2006 – 2008

Dr. Dre, Eminem, JR Rotem, Jazze Pha, Akon, Propane the Great, Square Biz, Six

Obie Trice chronology

Second Round's on Me
(2006)

Bottom's Up

Bottom's Up is to be the third studio album by hip hop artist Obie Trice, and is in the process of being put together.

[edit] Background

The title of the album, Bottom's Up, was chosen as Obie Trice was keen to keep the alcohol related theme for his album titles.^[1] He had begun working on the album whilst in the process of releasing his second album, Second Round's on Me.^[2] 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, Young Buck, Akon, Jazze Pha, and Devin the Dude. On the topic of collaborating, Obie Trice also explained to MTV,

“

I don't really know a lot of artists — I'm in Detroit. It's not Atlanta, where everybody is everywhere, or L.A. or somewhere like that. I actually think it's time for me to start branching off and start connecting with cats. Getting my collaboration on and working with some hot producers — unknown and known — and just make them joints that feel good and that are radio. I just want to make that transition.^[3]

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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."^[4]

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 Bottom's Up.^[5] He has also stated at various times that he'd like to release the album in the summer of 2008,^[4]^[6] and further elaborated on this thought by saying,

“

I would like to have a summertime album because both of my [previous] albums were in the winter [or] fall. I think these tracks I’m picking are more fun, summer type of joints. I [don’t] want to wait so long to put out an album. It took three years to put out Second Round’s on Me [after] Cheers. I think that’s too long.^[4]

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