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“The Odd Tape is meant to be a “Day In The Life” piece set to Audio. Each track is the theme music to my routine. “Born Before Yesterday” takes its title from the daily proposals I receive that question intelligence in ways that only the music industry can.” – Oddisee The Odd Tape by Oddisee
Read more“No Sugar No Cream” is taken from Oddisee’s upcoming new instrumental album “The Odd Tape”, which is due out everywhere May 13th.
Read moreSudanese-American hiphop artist Oddisee’s new EP, “AlWasta,” takes its title from the Arabic colloquial term used to mean (to use colloquial English) “the plug.” The term “wasta” comes from the Arabic word “wasat,” meaning “middle” or “middleman,” and describes a member of the community who acts as a connector using their wealth of social currency. Understanding the value of social currency & how to use it (for better or worse) is what Amir Elkhalifa aka Oddisee focused on as the primary inspiration for his writings. Oddisee is also ready to unveil his 2016 plan which includes a new instrumental album in May, a tour with his band Good Compny from May through July, and the heavily anticipated follow up to “The Good Fight,”an all new solo album in the fall. Alwasta by Oddisee
Read morePromotional single for G.O.’s forthcoming “The Hope” set to come in the winter.
Read moreOddisee speaks to Westwood at the Crib about possibly working with Wale, touring Europe, Mello Music Group. After the jump, Oddisee speaks about working with J. Cole & their relationship now.
Read moreOddisee goin in with a legendary freestyle at the Crib Session!
Read moreOff of Oddisee’s latest project “The Good Fight”, which is available now here. Oddisee says: “Belong to the World” is a song about making a transition from feeling like i didnt fit it to anything, into understanding we belong to everything. It is a song about understanding that the world is bigger than the small things we want to be a part of. About the video: Director Zack Kashkett worked to provide a sense of isolation and introspection that often accompanies the physical and metaphorical idea of being inside and alone juxtaposed against spacious shots of Oddisee within the larger world outside. The sense of isolation goes away when the scope gets large enough and the world’s size becomes encompassing not enclosing. This is similar to the sense one gets when they realize they are part of something greater.
Read moreDa Wednesday Underground Flava – Underground & Old School Hip Hop Non-Stop Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show comes with a shit load of brand new bangers from the likes of King Los, Jamall Bufford, Maffew Ragazino, Method Man, Ghostface, CZARFACE, Prie, JuJu Rogers and many more. Enjoy! Record Of The Day: Prie – In The Mist Of It All Playlist King Los feat. Puff Daddy & Mark Battles – King Jamall Bufford feat. Magestik Legend – Summer After Summer Maffew Ragazino – Summer Nine Five Method Man x Hanz On – Serious Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge feat. Vince Staples – Get the Money CZARFACE feat. GZA – When Gods Go Mad Junia-T feat. Tassnata & Brevner – Eye Mean **Record Of The Day** Prie – In The Mist Of It All JuJu Rogers feat. Oddisee – Dreams The Doppelgangaz feat. Jim Jones – Jail Weight Jay Rock – Money Trees Deuce Nicky D’s – Fly Away Hus Kingpin feat. Washeyi Choir – California Love (City Of Dreams) Statik Selektah feat. Action Bronson, Ab-Soul & Elle Varner – All You Need ASAP Rocky feat. Mos Def, Acyde & ASAP Yams – Back Home Raekwon – Live To Die Download here (right click and save as…)
Read moreMotor City representative Finale is proud to announce his upcoming album “Ods & Ends” produced by Oddisee. The new album is coming out August 14th on Mello Music Group.
Read moreThis will appear on JuJu’s forthcoming “From the Life of a Good-For-Nothing” album. Pre-order here. July 3 is the date. “In 2013 Oddisee was staying at the spare room of my flat for a month or so working on music. Around that [same] time Juju was our first intern,” Stürtz told Okayplayer. “They got to know one another, enjoyed hanging out together and ended up recording the song.” – JuJu Rogers
Read moreOddisee’s brand new album, “The Good Fight”, is out now!
Read moreDa Wednesday Underground Flava – Underground & Old School Hip Hop Non-Stop Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show includes a shit load of new music from the likes of eMC, Nappy Roots, Red Pill, Camp Lo, Oddisee and many more! Enjoy. Record Of The Day: Oddisee – A List Of Withouts Playlist eMC feat. B-Real – Stoopid Nappy Roots – Hazy DJ EFN feat. Inspectah Deck, Guilty Simpson, M.O.P. & Bernz – Another Time Red Pill – Kids Camp Lo – Black Jesus **Record Of The Day** Oddisee – A List Of Withouts Raekwon feat. ASAP Rocky – I Got Money Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah & Rick Ross – Revory (Wraith) STS x RJD2 – Hold On, Here It Go Snoop Dogg feat. Kendrick Lamar & Rick Ross – I’m Ya Dogg Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg – Institutionalized Tyler, The Creator feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne – Smuckers De La Soul feat. Nas – God It Saga – Reservations Wu-Tang Clan – Never Let Go Download here (right click and save as…)
Read moreImbued with love, honesty, and selflessness, The Good Fight is virtuosic in its musicality, direct in its language, and infinitely relatable. In a landscape overrun with abstract indulgence and shallow trend-chasers, the Prince George’s County, Maryland artist has created a record that reminds you that it’s music before it’s hip-hop. For Oddisee, “The Good Fight” is about living fully as a musician without succumbing to the traps of hedonism, avarice, and materialism. It’s music that yields an intangible feeling: the sacral sound of an organ whine, brass horns, or a cymbal crash. It’s a meditation on our capacity to love and the bonds binding us together. It’s our ambition and greed warring with our sense of propriety – a list of paradoxes we all face when living and striving. Oddisee’s production simmers in its own orchestral gumbo. You sense he’s really a jazzman in different form, inhabiting the spirit of Roy Ayers and other past greats. The Fader’s compared him to a musical MC Escher, calling hailing his “grandiose and symphonic sound” and “relevant relatable messages.” Pitchfork praised his “eclectic soulful boom-bap.” “The Good Fight” acknowledges the stacked odds, but refuses to submit The Good Fight by Oddisee
Read more“The Good Fight” drops May 5th. Pre-order now via Bandcamp. “People want me to be a part of the race my peers participate in. When I realized I belonged to that and more, it was the more that excited me.” – Oddisee The Good Fight by Oddisee
Read moreFrom the upcoming Oddisee solo album “The Good Fight.” “CounterClockwise is about being there for people & them working against you as a result. Becoming the bearer of their problems because they know you can handle it,” Says Oddisee. This is the second song from the Brooklyn by-way-of Prince George’s County musicians upcoming solo album “The Good Fight.” The song explores the counterproductive nature of some relationships that end up draining those involved. Disorienting and complex layers of backsliding record slips, driving drums, and haunting vocalizations push the song forward while Oddisee’s crisp and calm vocals tell the story of people moving in different directions. And while anger may be somes primary drive, and fire may be their weapon, Oddisee reminds us that water is their easy match.
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