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Obie Trice

Obie Trice is a rapper born in Detroit, Michigan, United States on November 14, 1977 to a single mother; Eleanor Trice. On October 5, 1998 he became the father of his only daughter, Kobie. He began rapping at the age of 11 and had a number of underground hits such as "Respect", "My Club", "Dope Jobs Homeless", and "The Well Known Asshole" before he signed to Shady Records in 2000. Before first major release, early years on Shady Records

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Chamillionaire

Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is a Grammy Award nominated rapper, member of The Color Changin' Click and founder of Chamillitary Entertainment. Better known as Chamillionaire, he also uses nicknames such as The Mixtape Messiah, King Koopa, Color Changin' Lizard, Chamillinator, Chamillitary Mayne, Major Payne and The Truth From Texas. He began rapping in 1998, releasing mixtapes and a collab album with fellow Houston rapper Paul Wall. He released his debut album, The Sound of Revenge, in 2005, and his sophmore release, Ultimate Victory, in 2007.

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן‎; born June 9, 1981) is an Academy Award winning Israeli-American actress. Portman began her career in the early 1990s, turning down the opportunity to become a child model in favor of acting. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Leon: The Professional, however her breakout role did not come until she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[1]

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RBX

Eric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX (standing for "Reality Born Unknown"), is a rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California. Contrary to popular belief, Collins is not related to funk legend Bootsy Collins, although the two are close friends RBX joined Death Row in 1992 with his cousins Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger of The Dogg Pound. After a noteworthy appearance on Dr. Dre's The Chronic, he made cameos on various Death Row Records releases

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Grim

There are at least 11 bands/individuals with the name Grim. 1. GRIM is the Japanese power-electronics project of Jun Konagaya (formerly of White Hospital), which formed some time in the 80s. Also known as The Howling Of Himalaya. Discography:
1985 - Field Work Of Em'pire (Cass, C30)
1985 - Amaterasu (7")
1986 - Folk Music (LP, Ltd)
1987 - Message (12")
1999 - The Past Is Still In Current Use (CD comp. / Drag & Drop Industrial)

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