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W E L C O M E

ODDISEE Amir Mohamed el Khalifa Amir Mohamed el Khalifa, better known by his stage name Oddisee, is a rapper and producer currently recording for Mello Music Group and dividing his time between Brooklyn, New York; Washington, DC; and London. He was born in Washington, DC, and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and his love for this area is clear in his work.

As a member of the Low Budget Crew, Diamond District, and as a solo artist, he has released more than ten records with various labels.

A L B U M C O V E R

All along the river.

Let it go.

Beach Dr. Unfollow you.

Mattered much.

Chocolate city dreaming.

Outro flow (feat.Trek Life & Toine.)

Viva Brazil.

Every People.

Ready to rock.

BEACH DR. Oddisee,prod.Oddisee

Only one track on Rock Creek Park features vocals: Opener “Still Doing It,” which has a verse from fellow Diamond District member yU. After that, it’s all impressionistic drum-ripples and dizzy soul strings. There are samples in there, but Oddisee also used live-band arrangements. The production walks a tight-line, staying away from looped-up monotony on one side and session-player gloss on the other. And so the whole thing breezes by in 43 ridiculously pleasant minutes. Oddisee’s named the tracks after specific local geography (“Beach Dr.,” “Clara Barton”) or specific memory-trigger phrases (“Skipping Rocks,” “All Along The River”). And even though it’s not generally wise to read too much emotional connection into instrumental music, the album really does evoke the beauty and solitude of being a kid alone in a park, and traces of the clatter of the city around it also creep in.

It’s a deeply pretty and thoughtful piece of music.

P H O T O G R A P H Y

London,2012

Zurich,2013

“

And I’m not sure why, but um things seem different now, you know?

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PARALYZED Oddisee,Arthea Franklin.

Only one track on Rock Creek Park features vocals: Opener “Still Doing It,” which has a verse from fellow Diamond District member yU. After that, it’s all impressionistic drum-ripples and dizzy soul strings. There are samples in there, but Oddisee also used live-band arrangements. The production walks a tight-line, staying away from loopedup monotony on one side and session-player gloss on the other. And so the whole thing breezes by in 43 ridiculously pleasant minutes. Oddisee’s named the tracks after specific local geography (“Beach Dr.,” “Clara Barton”) or specific memory-trigger phrases (“Skipping Rocks,” “All Along The River”). And even though it’s not generally wise to read too much emotional connection into instrumental music, the album really does evoke the beauty and solitude of being.

C O L L A B O R A T I O N

ODDISEE DTMD

Oddisee is the embodiment of a renascence man. He produces, raps, and even manages the mello music group. He’s a hardworking individual who portrays his personal growth on this elaborately produced track. I feel as if his first verse is a perfect painting of my development as a human. It’s encouraging to see a boy transform into a man and do so with dignity and respect. If you haven’t heard it yet this is an excellent song that solidifies Oddisee as a first class artist. As one of the comments on YouTube said, “this is some grown man rap.”

Oddisee is the embodiment of a renascence man. He produces, raps, and even manages the mello music group. He’s a hardworking individual who portrays his personal growth on this elaborately produced track. I feel as if his first verse is a perfect painting of my development as a human. It’s encouraging to see a boy transform into a man and do so with dignity and respect. If you haven’t heard it yet this is an excellent song that solidifies Oddisee as a first class artist. As one of the comments on YouTube said, “this is some grown man rap.”

Oddisee is the embodiment of a renascence man. He produces, raps, and even manages the mello music group. He’s a hardworking individual who portrays his personal growth on this elaborately produced track. I feel as if his first verse is a perfect painting of my development as a human. It’s encouraging to see a boy transform into a man and do so with dignity and respect. If you haven’t heard it yet this is an excellent song that solidifies Oddisee as a first class artist. As one of the comments on YouTube said, “this is some grown man rap.”

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