Oddisee - The Iceberg
The prolific MC, producer and musician Oddiseeās new album āThe Icebergā is a plea for humanity to dig deeper in search of understanding and common ground. His third release in just 12 months, āThe Icebergā is a distillation of stereotypical tropes in hip-hop and beyond, 12 tracks about money, sex, politics, race and religion that appear superficial until his multi-dimensional lyrics unfurl to expose the complexities of individuality and identity: how we see ourselves and how others see us. Deeply soulful, and shot through with jazz, Go-go, gospel, thick r&b and hard beats, the album is a timely, poetic statement. āThe Icebergā is out February 24 on Mello Music Group.
Lead single āThingsā acts as a mission statement for the album, a deep dance groove with lightning-quick lyrics about āthingsā heās going through. Says Oddisee, āāWe all go through the trials & tribulations of life. Why is it we feel the need to individualize our shared experiences? If only we could see our concerns as others do, maybe they wouldnāt be so serious.ā