Oddissee The Good fight

The Good Fight(Mello) is an honest reflection of  Oddisee’s philosophy.

The album features guest appearances from Gary Clark, Jr., Nick Hakim, Tranqill and Maimouna Youssef.

Tracklist

1. That's Love 

2. Want Something Done 
3. Contradiction's Maze 
4. Counter-Clockwise 
5. First Choice 

6. Belong To The World

7. A List of Withouts
8. Book Covers 
9. Meant It When I Said It 
10. Fight Delays 
11. What They'll Say
12. Worse Before Better

Diamond District: March on Washington

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. 

Oddisee The Beauty In All

Producer and emcee Oddissee made The Beauty In All, a twelve track instrumental album. The record is his personal ode to imperfection. 
Mistakes give life its worth and are able to give light to knowledge and self improvement. Sometimes one needs a struggle to accomplish something with pride.

Beautiful beats, piano keys, interludes and synthesizers are the main elements of his soulful compositions. Each one of these cinematic tracks breathe another mood. 

Buyers of this album get his new mix tape Tangible Dream for free. 

Indeed, we see the beauty in all of this.

Tracklist:

1.After Thoughts 05:25
2.In My Day 04:05
3.Fashionably Late 06:44
4.Fievre (free) 04:28
5.The Gospel 05:32
6.Lonely Planet 05:58
7.Patience In Play 04:14
8.Caprice Down 06:07
9.No Rules For Kings 04:12
10.One Thing Right 04:24
11.Social Insecurity 05:36
12.Fork In The Road 08:12

Uptown XO Colour de Grey

Diamond District member Uptown XO's album Colour de Grey album will be available from January 29th 2013.

Two very musical parents gave birth to Jamaal Walton, who experienced a life struggle against poverty. He first sang in a church choir, played the piano and trumpet to continue his musical expression with open mics where he met Oddisee, YU, Slimcat and Gadget.

The self-made MC worked together with several mc's and created diverse projects and mix tapes. When Oddisee formed Diamond District with XO and YU, the In The Ruff album(2009) and a tour soon followed. In 2011 this DC native released his 8th project entitled Monumental vol.2.  

Uptown XO's debut was produced by A.B. The Pro and is packed with introspective reflections.

Tracklist
1. Grey Poupon (feat. Messiah)
2. Spread Love 
3. Everyday (feat. A.B. the Pro)
4. Finding My Way
5. Salaam
6. Soul Value
7. Reflection Eternal (feat. Doe Cigapom & Benji)
8. Poor Man’s Copyright
9. They Say
10. XO Skeleton
11. Evolution (feat. A.B. the Pro)
12. Needs and Wants
13. If I Should Die (feat. Danni)
14. Grey Area (feat. U St. Face)

First of a Living Breed Homeboy Sandman's fourth

New Yorker Homeboy Sandman(born Angel Del Villar II, 1980) released his fourth album "First of a Living Breed " on Stones Throw. 

Sandman deserved his solid non conformist reputation with debut full length album Nourishment(2007), second album Actual Factual Pterodactyl (2008) and The Good Sun(2010).

Former law student Sandman uses wit to convey thoughtful messages. He clearly wants to be a plausible role model, lectures about right and wrong as a true teacher. However the song lyrics of "For the Kids" might be perceived as tritely annoying.

Still... listen closely to Oddisee-produced "Watchu Want From Me?".

No-nonsense Homeboy Sandman is capable of writing clever rhymes, delivers them in a nice flow on soulful beats. Let's hope his entire next album will refrain from clichéd moral advice. 

Tracklist

1. Rain 
2. Watchu Want From Me 
3. Couple Bars (Honey, Sugar, Darling, Sweetie, Baby, Boo) 
4. Sputnik 
5. Illuminati 
6. 4 Corners 
7. For the Kids 
8. Cedar and Sedgwick 
9. Mine All Mine 
10. Not Really 
11. The Ancient 
12. Eclipsed 
13. First of a Living Breed 
14. Let's Get 'em

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Oddissee's People hear what they see

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:

1. Ready to rock
2. Do it all( with partners XO and yU)
3. That real
4. Let it go
5. American Greed
6. The Need Superficial
7. Way in way out
8. Thinking Maybes
9. Another's grind
10. Set you free
11. You know who you are
12. 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


Oddissee Music:
Odd Summer 2009
Odd Autumn 2009
Odd Winter 2010
Odd Spring 2010


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