Oddisee
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Amir Mohamed Elkhalifa (better known as Oddisee) is a Sudanese-American rapper and record producer based in Washington D.C. He is a part of the Low Budget collective, which also includes Kev Brown, and Roddy Rod of Maspyke.
The nation’s capital is home to Hiphop’s most difficult to describe producer & emcee: Oddisee. Oddisee weaves jazz, hiphop & soul into the melodic sampled story of his life. Born to a Sudanese Father and American Mother, Oddisee has been infused with the musical lifestyle since birth. From the records he digs, to the cities he tours, Oddisee seeks out & pens the everyday story thats so fresh its still grimy: his own. In Philadelphia he worked at “A Touch of Jazz Studios” and mastered his smooth jazz sound. But back in Baltimore he added the raw bass of the city’s streets and established a whole new era for underground Hiphop. Each track he produces is reminiscent of a more soulful age and still manages to capture the fluidity of life in the space age through a combination of soul samples & live instrumentation. The International vibration he carries through a song is unmistakable. His flow is half Mase, and half Meth; his demeanor Quincy Jones. And the humble he displays might disguise some of his shine, but the fresh kicks on his feet let you know he's got the time. Linguist, lyricist, producer, & programmer, Oddisee’s a trip.
Oddisee got his break in 2002, after appearing on Jazzy Jeff's The Magnificent LP, as both a producer and a performer, on the track "Music Lounge". He followed this up by producing for a number of underground artists throughout 2003, and the majority of the songs on the Halftooth Records compilation, You Don't Know The Half, in 2004. He has also worked with the likes of Talib Kweli, Wordsworth, and Little Brother. In 2006, he produced a bonus CD of remixes for the deluxe edition of Wordsworth's 2004 album, Mirror Music.
Oddisee is one of the first artists to be signed to Halftooth Records and recently released a mixtape-album called Foot In The Door, which includes all new material.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums/mixtapes
- Instrumental Mixtape Vol. 1, (2005, Halftooth)
- Instrumental Mixtape Vol. 2, (2006, Halftooth)
- Foot In The Door, (2006, Halftooth)
- one O one V2, (2008, Mello Music Group)
[edit] Selected production credits
- 2002: "Music Lounge" - DJ Jazzy Jeff featuring Oddisee, from the album The Magnificent
- 2003: "Hindsight" - The Visionaries
- 2004: "If" - Kenn Starr featuring Talib Kweli, and Asheru, from the debut album of Kenn Starr, Starr Status
- 2004: "Gotta Pay", "Head High" (featuring Kenn Starr and Oddisee), and "Gonna Be" - Wordsworth, from the album Mirror Music
- 2004: "Long Time Coming" - Little Brother, from the album, The Chittlin Circuit 1.0
- 2005: "Aaw Yeah" - J-Live, from the album The Hear After
- 2006: "Intro", "The Same Pt. 2", "Mr. Nice Guy", "Carry On", "Know Too Much (To Go Back)" - Kenn Starr, from the album, Starr Status
- 2006: "Duesday", "Burden of Proof", "Big", "Life's a Bitch with a Gun" - Verbal Kent, from the album Move With the Walls
- 2007: "Delusional" (featuring Oddisee) - Little Brother,from the mixtape "And Justus For All" by Mick Boogie and Little Brother
