Since producing and performing the hit track "Musik Lounge" for DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Magnificent" LP, Amir "Oddisee" Mohamed has pushed his involvement in the music industry into fifth gear. Taking advantage of working at A Touch of Jazz studios, Oddisee has incorporated the neo soul vibe of Philly into his eclectic and well decorated resume. Coming from a diverse background, the half Sudanese half African American was blessed with musical talent from both sides of his family. Oddisee was influenced by the accomplished singers, guitarists, and poets on his Sudanese side, and on his American side, by the gospel singers, blue gra** guitar players, and older cousins who gave him his first taste of hip-hop. Ironically, though, it was his Sudanese father that gave Oddisee the vinyl that fueled his pa**ion for producing hip-hop music.
Since turning his focus towards hip-hop in 1999, Oddisee has worked with the likes of Gary Shider of Parliament and Funkadelic, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Talib Kweli, J-Live, Asheru, Little Brother, Freeway, Black Milk, Georgia Anne Muldrow and many other respected recording artists. Now signed with Mello Music Group, Oddisee will soon be invading air waves and record stores near you with a unique sound that's impossible to ignore. With his incredibly distinctive and mesmerizing style, Oddisee covers just about every sect of hip-hop music, creating a sound that is appealing to all music lovers. Born in Washington D.C. and raised in Maryland, Oddisee and his "Low Budget" crew, including such hip hop artists and producers as Cy Young, Kevin Brown, and Kenn Starr, have already managed to leave their mark within the hip-hop community of the D.C. metropolitan area, and Oddisee is today ready to introduce his remarkable sounds to the world and influence the entire hip-hop community. This producer/emcee extraordinaire is poised to be your favorite beat maker and lyricist in one. Watch out world!
Discography:
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Foot In the Door (Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff) (Halftooth Records) 2006
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Mental Liberation (Mello Music Group) 2009
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Mental Liberation EP (Mello Music Group) 2009
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Instrumental Mixtape - Volume 2 (Halftooth Records) 2006
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101 (Mello Music Group) 2008
-Foot In The Door - 2008
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Oddisee Instrumental Mixtape Volume One (Halftooth Records) 2005
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101 Instros (Mello Music Group) 2008
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102 2008
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New Money Instrumentals (Mello Music Group) 2009
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Mental Liberation Instrumentals + Bonus Tracks[/b (Mello Music Group) 2009
-Foot In the Door (Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff) [Explicit]
-Odd Winter 2010
-Odd Summer 2009
-A Year In 2010
