April 12, 2006

EMINEM PROTÉGÉ OBIE TRICE AND TV'S NUMBER ONE DRAMA, CBS'S "CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION," TEAM UP FOR AN EXCLUSIVE MUSIC VIDEO

Music Video Showcases Obie's New Single "Snitch" Featuring Akon

Obie, Akon and "Snitch" will be Included on the Series' Upcoming Episode, To Be Broadcast April 13 on the CBS Television Network

Music Video is Available for Viewing on CBS.com

Free Downloads Of The Single "Snitch" Will Be Available On CBS.com For 48 Hours Following The CSI Broadcast

Eminem protégé Obie Trice and television's Number One drama, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, have teamed up for an exclusive music video promoting and made entirely from clips of the episode "Poppin' Tags," and showcasing Obie's new single, "Snitch," featuring Akon. The music video will be available for viewing on CBS.com and the episode from which the video was cut will be broadcast Thursday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Additionally, free downloads of the single "Snitch" will be available on CBS.com for 48 hours immediately following that night's east coast broadcast of CSI.

The episode and the soundtrack for the episode will feature Obie Trice and Akon performing "Snitch" from Obie's new album, Second Round's On Me. In the episode, the investigation into the murder of three teens killed while promoting a rapper's new album leads the CSI team into the world of rival rappers Jessie "Dollar" Cleveland (Page Kennedy) and Hi-Def (Travis Barker), each of whom will do anything to promote themselves and destroy the other. The CSI's suspect that Dollar's sidekick "Drops" (Method Man), Hi-Def's right-hand woman J-Lady (Shanna Moakler), or Marcus (Rick Gonzales), a Las Vegas auto dealer, may hold the key to solving the case.

Bryan Spicer directed the episode from a script by Dustin Lee Abraham.

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Recording artist Obie Trice's debut album, Cheers, from Shady Records, executive produced by rap phenomenon Eminem, was released in 2003 and has sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide. His follow up album, Second Round's On Me, is scheduled to be released in June 2006.

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