I’ve been down with Oddisee since I was handed the You Don’t Know the Half CD at Scribble Jam ’05. And, if you’ve had your eyes closed and ears plugged for this past year, the man has been banging-out more projects than you can even imagine. In the Ruff (download here), Oddisee’s album with his D.C. brethren Diamond District, has been receiving world-wide acclaim and gets the TECB stamp of approval, no doubt. Mental Liberation, his newest solo effort, also dropped earlier this year, along with a remix of Trek Life’s debut, and three season-themed instrumental installments (get them free here). Oddisee’s numerous guest appearances, such as this JR & PH7 collaboration off their LP The Standard (pictured above — dope cover, right?), are also gaining him some much-deserved global recognition…
Oddisee’s work ethic hasn’t been slowing down any, either. On Tuesday (1/26) he put out Traveling Man, an instrumental album inspired by each city he has traveled through while on tour, and he also plans on producing an entire album with Finale — whose debut album was easily one of my top five from ’09 — slated for a May 25th release. Sounds like an exciting way to start the summer. I can’t wait.
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