People Hear What They See

People Hear What They See is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee.[5] It was released via Mello Music Group on June 5, 2012.[6]

People Hear What They See
Studio album by
Oddisee
ReleasedJune 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
GenreHip hop
Length43:20
LabelMello Music Group
ProducerOddisee
Oddisee chronology
Traveling Man
(2010)		 People Hear What They See
(2012)		 The Beauty in All
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Musicfavorable[1]
HipHopDX[2]
Spinfavorable[3]
Washington City Papermixed[4]

Critical reception

Andrew Noz of Washington City Paper gave the album a mixed review, saying, "[sometimes] he gets buried in the ornateness of his own beats; elsewhere, he manages to compensate with the instinctive understanding of having created them."[4] Meanwhile, Marcus J. Moore of BBC Music commented that "[with] this album, Oddisee looks in the mirror and examines his own intricacies, attempting to comprehend his immediate surroundings and society as a whole."[1] Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Technically still a product of Hip Hop as his long established penchant for fierce rapping accompanied by boom-bap rhythm is fully intact, his gradual growth towards a fleshed out vision inclusive of live instrumentation may seek transcendence that dispels confinement within a set genre."[2] Brandon Soderberg of Spin called it "a gritty hip-hop album with detours into orchestrated soul, quiet storm, and space disco."[3]

Homeboy Sandman named it his favorite album of 2012.[7] Uproxx included it on the "12 Most Slept-On Albums of 2012" list.[8] In 2014, Complex included it on the "Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s" list.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ready to Rock"4:09
2."Do It All" (featuring Diamond District)3:33
3."That Real" (featuring Olivier Daysoul)3:41
4."Let It Go" (featuring Olivier Daysoul)4:07
5."American Greed"3:23
6."The Need Superficial" (featuring Olivier Daysoul)2:59
7."Way In Way Out"2:46
8."Maybes" (featuring Ralph Real)3:47
9."Anothers Grind" (featuring Tranqill)4:20
10."Set You Free"3:38
11."You Know Who You Are"4:03
12."Think of Things"2:54

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 59

References
  1. Moore, Marcus J. (2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. Fairfax, Jesse (June 12, 2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. Soderberg, Brandon (May 29, 2012). "First Spin: Hear Oddisee's 'People Hear What They See'". Spin. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  4. Noz, Andrew (June 8, 2012). "People Hear What They See - Oddisee (Mello Music Group)". Washington City Paper. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  5. Breihan, Tom (May 29, 2012). "Stream Oddisee People Hear What They See". Stereogum. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  6. Bromwich, Jonah; Hyden, Steven (June 3, 2012). "Oddisee". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  7. "Hive Asks: What's Your Favorite Album of 2012?". MTV Hive. December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  8. "Pillow Talk – 12 Most Slept-On Albums Of 2012". Uproxx. December 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. "The Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s - Oddisee, People Hear What They See (2012)". Complex. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. "Oddisee Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  11. "Oddisee Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

Further reading
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.