On November 22, 1994, Esham released Closed Casket, his 4th album. Due to the satanic themes of his earlier work, Esham had been accused of Satanism. Sensing that the lyrical content of his albums was taken too seriously, Esham decided that after making one last album with such material, he would no longer rap about Iblis. Le 22 novembre 1994, Esham sortait Closed Casket, son 4e album. En raison des thèmes sataniques de ses travaux antérieurs, Esham avait été accusé de satanisme. Sentant que le contenu lyrique de ses albums était pris trop au sérieux, Esham a décidé qu'après avoir fait un dernier album avec un tel matériel, il ne rapperait plus sur le Yabe.