Video: Oddisee on VIMBY
So last night I swung by SMT Studios in Chelsea at the invitation of Peter Rosenberg to sit in on a marathon studio session helmed by D.C. based producer and MC Oddisee. You may remember dude’s name from that Saigon and Lil Fame joint I posted the other day, or you may have heard of him elsewhere. I’ll admit that I wasn’t too familiar with his work until a couple of weeks ago, but after doing some research and hearing some of the beats he played last night, I’m a believer. Not to mention that dude is easily one of the most genuine dudes I’ve met so far in an industry wallowing in its own bullshit.
As I mentioned before, him and Peter are preparing to drop The Rosenberg Oddisee, a special EP recorded over the course of one day, any second now. I don’t know if I’m allowed to speak on what I witnessed last night, but basically it was the session for the follow up to that first volume. Trust me when I say that Rosenberg is going to be bringing some heat to the industry in the next few weeks/months.
Which brings us to the above video. I’ve posted plenty of VIMBY’s here so you should all know the deal. In this episode, Oddisee takes us for a walk through his hometown of D.C. and deftly explains the impact gentrification has had and continues to have on Avenue Q and the surrounding areas. Even if you’re not familiar with homey, it’s well worth watching for the history lesson alone.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
UNO!
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
*pulls out the draw 4 card*
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
*Tilts fitted*
That nigga french Montana is kinda ill
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
arsenal >>>>>
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm
jake one’s cd was blaaaaah…
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
co-sig. i was listening to it again this morning at work. none of the white folk were asking me to turn it down like they did with hnic2…
^^^^
Pease do co-sign me with a rationale like that ever again.
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Anyone have a Jake one link? (no)
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
im stealing this eskay. DC stand up!
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Interview is fresh but sad to see how everything closed down. Oddissee kept it 100 with the history of State of the U. as it relates to DC Hip Hop. Good lookin’ out on the Freestyle U and Amphib shout outs too.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
those acapellas he spit were ferocious. i’ma have to move this brother higher in my ranking of dope dc emcees. the state of the union, which he mentioned, got set us off by my old crew, the amphibians (who he also mentioned), when we started a weekly showcase there called “elements”. before that, we had the weekly ‘lifeline’ open mic/showcase at nyala (now dc9) off of 9th and u. before us, there was generation 2000 and live society at kaffa house (which might have been slightly before o’s time on the scene?). but yeah, there’s a lot of history on u street. nuff respect to hr-57 as well. there’s another spot that used to house freestyle union that i forgot about.
- spirit
newgoldenera.com
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Oddisee is a dope MC, saw him a few months ago at SOB’s. He will probably be on XXL next year for their “freshmen 10,” although I question some of their selection this year…lol.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I definitely gotta lookout for dude, he seem like on point.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
People are sleeping on ODDISEE.
Good looks for the post…
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Yeah, he had that “gentrification” jawn this year that was hot.
“its a shame when the authenticity of a city is
replaced by college kids and high sidditiness.”
October 24th, 2008 at 12:22 am
coming soon … charles hamilton’s sandwich
November 13th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
ODDISEE isnt from dc, he’s from somewhere AROUND DC.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:57 am
Oddisee “Claim to Fame” joint was a top 10 track of 08 for sure!
January 9th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
[...] Here’s the OG version of the title track from Lonnie’s ‘05 album. Produced by J Dilla and liberated on DJ Eves’ new mixtape, Laced With Gems, which is hosted by the homey Oddisee. [...]
March 10th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
[...] Previously: Oddisee on VIMBY [...]