The Diamond District trio worked hard on their freshly released album, entitled March on Washington. The title refers to the civil rights rally in 1963. Oddissee, yU and Uptown XO focused their brainy wordplay on social, political and religious themes. Once again Oddisee delivered compelling cohesive productions, bubbling with warmth and soul. Their artistic maturation is to be noted in this exceptional album.
Underground old school MC and producer Oddissee grew up in Maryland. Although he planned to enroll in a visual art school, he started focusing on hip hop.
Whilst working at A Touch of Jazz Studios his music career really kicked off with the Musik Lounge production on Jazzy Jeff's Magnificent album(2002).
Oddissee joined the low budget crew( with Kev Brown, Cy Young and Kenn Starr) and released the Foot in the Door EP( 2006, Halftooth Records), mixed by Jazzy Jeff.
In 2008 the producer signed with Mello Music Group. Heavy bass line productions and tracks such as 101, Mental Liberation, Everything changed nothing, Odd Reasons and Traveling Man followed.
Furthermore he created the hip hop group Diamond District and had the chance to work together with hip hop icons J-Live, Talib Kweli, Little Brother and Apollo Brown.
People hear what they see, Amir Oddissee Mohamed's proper debut album(Mello Music Group) took some time to compile but then that's logical as it represents his personal path towards self-actualization.
With lyrics tackling serious matters as materialism, the economic crisis(American Greed, Set you free) and real-life relationship experiences(The need superficial, Thinking Maybes), this self-reflective album is worth an attentive listen.
Tracklist:
Ready to rock
Do it all( with partners XO and yU)
That real
Let it go
American Greed
The Need Superficial
Way in way out
Thinking Maybes
Another's grind
Set you free
You know who you are
Think of things
Halftooth records: Instrumental Mixtape Volume one 2005 The Remixture Volume 1 2006 Foot in the door 2006 Instrumental Mixtape Volume 2 2006
Mello Music Group: 101 2008 Good Tree EP 2008 Mental Liberation 2009 New Money Traveling Man 2010 Odd Reasons 2011 Rock Crek Park 2011 People hear what they see 2012
