The son of Sudanese and American parents, Amir Mohamed was born and raised … Read Full Bio ↴The son of Sudanese and American parents, Amir Mohamed was born and raised in the United States capital city of Washington, D.C., spending hot summers in Khartoum learning Arabic and swimming in the Nile. Growing up amidst the sounds of New York hip hop, his father playing Oud, Go-Go, and gospel, Amir took his first steps as an MC producer in the analog basement studio of his legendary neighbor, Garry Shider (Parliament Funkadelic).
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 grass guitar players, and older cousins who gave him his first taste of hip-hop. Ironically, it was his Sudanese father that gave Oddisee the vinyl that fueled his passion 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, and many other respected recording artists. Now signed with Halftooth Records, 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, Kenn Starr, have already managed to leave their mark within the hip-hop community of the D.C. metropolitan area.
In 2008 Oddisee signed with Mello Music Group and released a string of critically acclaimed projects that he either produced or rhymed on: 101, Mental Liberation, Everything Changed Nothing, Odd Seasons, and Traveling Man. He also created the break out DMV group Diamond District, which released In the Ruff in 2009, along with Uptown XO and yU. Oddisee has recently seen his music featured on ESPN during the NBA Finals, and in commercials for companies such as Quiksilver and Burton Snowboards, among others. Oddiseeβs debut solo album People Hear What They See, was released on June 5, 2012 via Mello Music Group, and is a culmination of the duality of his life experiences, from DC internal politics to third world struggles, the line between love and selfishness, and the personal conflict between self-sabotage and progress, set to a backdrop of intricate drums, lush instrumentation, and soul-stirring harmonies.
Today, Oddisee splits his time between his Brooklyn, New York apartment, his DC stomping grounds, and his London base, while continuing to tour, develop new artists, consult for MMG, and create new music. Oddisee is ready to introduce his remarkable sounds to the world and influence the entire music community. This producer/emcee extraordinaire is poised to be your favorite beat maker and lyricist in one. Watch out world!
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 grass guitar players, and older cousins who gave him his first taste of hip-hop. Ironically, it was his Sudanese father that gave Oddisee the vinyl that fueled his passion 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, and many other respected recording artists. Now signed with Halftooth Records, 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, Kenn Starr, have already managed to leave their mark within the hip-hop community of the D.C. metropolitan area.
In 2008 Oddisee signed with Mello Music Group and released a string of critically acclaimed projects that he either produced or rhymed on: 101, Mental Liberation, Everything Changed Nothing, Odd Seasons, and Traveling Man. He also created the break out DMV group Diamond District, which released In the Ruff in 2009, along with Uptown XO and yU. Oddisee has recently seen his music featured on ESPN during the NBA Finals, and in commercials for companies such as Quiksilver and Burton Snowboards, among others. Oddiseeβs debut solo album People Hear What They See, was released on June 5, 2012 via Mello Music Group, and is a culmination of the duality of his life experiences, from DC internal politics to third world struggles, the line between love and selfishness, and the personal conflict between self-sabotage and progress, set to a backdrop of intricate drums, lush instrumentation, and soul-stirring harmonies.
Today, Oddisee splits his time between his Brooklyn, New York apartment, his DC stomping grounds, and his London base, while continuing to tour, develop new artists, consult for MMG, and create new music. Oddisee is ready to introduce his remarkable sounds to the world and influence the entire music community. This producer/emcee extraordinaire is poised to be your favorite beat maker and lyricist in one. Watch out world!
That Real Commentary
Oddisee Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Oddisee:
A List of Withouts One time for setbacks One time for progress Have hatred for …
After Thoughts You might think my words are gift wrapped Putting a positiv…
Already Knew Let me recollect for a sec Back when I stressed for…
Asked About You These are good days for bad people, sad sequel to…
Back Of My Mind Welcome to the back of my mind Where brain cells are…
Be There I know I'm hardly ever home And it's hard to ever…
Belong To The World Walk around the city by my lonesome All that what I…
Book Covers Don't judge a book by its cover if you don't…
Built by Pictures I was born with small access, to big dreams And detached…
Contradiction's Maze I think I'm in a maze I feel like conflicting within…
Contradictionβs Maze I think I'm in a maze I feel I'm conflicting within…
Counter-Clockwise You wear the face of strength The armor of a tank Keep…
Do It All No good, no good I'm sign, do it all Hook: Tryin do it…
Fight Delays They told me this ain't where the money at It's funny…
First Choice All must always, always go, with your first choice Aye with…
Hard to Tell Scrolling through messages while being negligent to somethin…
Hold It Back I'm asked to speak but not to tell the truth Anonymously…
How Far Now or never I doubt it's ever that dire Only motivated…
Interlude Flow Shit is crazy Shit is crazy Never ceases to amaze me Shit is…
Killin' Time Grew up on that Rap-A-Lot Grew up on that Native Tongues Bea…
Lifting Shadows Just one dollar below 10K, that's the amount I'm flying…
Like Really Why you want to catch my eye, when you already…
Many Hats To many people I'm many things But never me and that's…
Maybes Sorry I called, too many times The way you left me…
Meant It When I Said It You remember when I would message you? And you'd reply but…
NNGE I mean what is there to fear I'm from black America…
No Reservations If I could make time, I wouldn't make nothing else I…
One Thing Right Ongoing Thing Keep it on the level (Whoa-oh) Iβ²m climbing u…
Own Appeal The main focus for my music Whether it be the production…
Paralyzed Chorus: Justin Vernon Everything that happens is from now o…
People Watching Fresh up out depression got me feeling mello hype I be…
Race Head up, hands tied, made magic Hand cuffs disappeared, tan…
Rain Dance I remembered when I discovered purpose I was good at somethi…
Ready To Rock Oho, oho, yep weΒre ready to roll Oho, oho, yep weΒre…
Rights & Wrongs Two halves sittin' on a one sided saw Roundabouts is how…
Set You Free Weβre living in the age of the microchip, To think real…
Shadows Just one dollar below 10K, that's the amount I'm flying…
Tangible Dream I got dreams of being a rich nigga A wealthy man…
That's Love When you told me the truth, even if it really…
The Need Superficial Hot dance on ...of the start On my sleeves I was…
The Start of Something Started off for the love of things But to remain your…
Things Things, on my mind when I wake up Things, all my…
This Girl I Know I got a lover but it's complicated We've been off and…
Trust Lost in a dream Nothing is what it seems Searching my head F…
Try Again All this time you spent All that love you gave Please don'…
Waiting Outside Been a hot minute we ain't speak Been a little while…
Want Something Done I guess I got to do it all myself It's not…
Want to Be There's this feeling, I've been chasing I've got leads on, i…
What They'll Say I got a purpose and a plan, and it's workin' Feeling…
What Theyβll Say I got a purpose and a plan, and it's workin' Feeling…
Worse Before Better Tranq on that ish again, back to the grill again No…
Yeezus Was a Mortal Man Been in this game for years, it made me intelligent Stupid…
You Grew Up Let me take it back to my childhood When six flags…
You Know Who You Are [Verse 1: Oddisee] You were there from the start Taught me…
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
@ivyysi
[Verse One]
Why you want to catch my eye, when you already know that I'm taken (nah like really)
How you past due on payments, and I'm seeing you on vacation (nah like really)
How you gonna make us great, when we were never really that amazing (nah like really)
Take it back to what, I don't find hanging black lives entertaining (nah like really)
How do you police the streets of a neighborhood you do not engage in (nah like really)
Why a brother get three for a sack while your brother go free for a raping (nah like really)
How you make a film about Egypt with all leading roles caucasian (nah like really)
How you saying all lives matter when the stats say we are not adjacent (nah like really)
Tell me if I got it all wrong, like I signed on the line but I didn't read the form
And the fine print is all about the times we mourn, and the color of my skin means I gotta be strong
And your hand me down faith said if I was reborn, when I take my last breath that you'll let me breathe on
And as of right now we could never be pals, so how are we supposed to get along (nah like really)
This now more than ever though, all about force and measure though (nah like really)
Why am I forced to let it go, and clean your messes though (nah like really)
You take jobs to Mexico, pay us less and lesser though (nah like really)
Promised to bring them back, and that problem gets the vote (nah like really)
[Hook]
Really (repeated)
[Verse Two]
I be on the grind all day, I don't pay mind to the date (nah like really)
Missed call vibrate, I find most times it could wait (nah like really)
I don't talk blue in the face, just to make movement in place (nah like really)
Out of breath watching other man steps and you wonder why youβre losing the race (nah like really)
I was sleeping on floors, making bread instead of bed on tour man (nah like really)
If you ain't never cry about a loss, don't speak about the situation youβre in (nah like really)
I ain't got a big deal but I'm still a big deal and I feel important (nah like really)
Yeah you got a big deal running on a big wheel I ain't with extorting (nah like)
Yeah I'm independent and I'm making hella noise, and I'll never let a woman make a Helen out of Troy
Got no suckers in the circle that pretend to be boys, I don't lend them an extension I just send them decoys
Chilling in the cut is when I'm really feeling voids, 'cause the movements getting muted and it really needs a voice
We're just picking between the evils of the lethals and the liars
People tired and they really need a voice (nah like really)
This now more than ever though, all about force and measure though (nah like really)
This that calm collected flow, done right, wrong correctional (nah like really)
Enough about peace and blessings bro I want that deeper message though (nah like really)
If you on top that surface, drop that lesson though, preach (nah like really)
@imQueenable
Why you want to catch my eye, when you already know that I'm taken (nah like really)
How you past due on payments, and I'm seeing you on vacation (nah like really)
How you gonna make us great, when we were never really that amazing (nah like really)
Take it back to what, I don't find hanging black lives entertaining (nah like really)
How do you police the streets of a neighborhood you do not engage in (nah like really)
Why a brother get three for a sack while your brother go free for a raping (nah like really)
How you make a film about Egypt with all leading roles caucasian (nah like really)
How you saying all lives matter when the stats say we are not adjacent (nah like really)
Tell me if I got it all wrong, like I signed on the line but I didn't read the form
And the fine print is all about the times we mourn, and the color of my skin means I gotta be strong
And your hand me down faith said if I was reborn, when I take my last breath that you'll let me breathe on
And as of right now we could never be pals, so how are we supposed to get along (nah like really)
This now more than ever though, all about force and measure though (nah like really)
Why am I forced to let it go, and clean your messes though (nah like really)
You take jobs to Mexico, pay us less and lesser though (nah like really)
Promised to bring them back, and that problem gets the vote (nah like really)
[Hook]
Really (repeated)
[Verse 2]
I be on the grind all day, I don't pay mind to the date (nah like really)
Missed call vibrate, I find most times it could wait (nah like really)
I don't talk blue in the face, just to make movement in place (nah like really)
Out of breath watching other man steps and you wonder why youβre losing the race (nah like really)
I was sleeping on floors, making bread instead of bed on tour man (nah like really)
If you ain't never cry about a loss, don't speak about the situation youβre in (nah like really)
I ain't got a big deal but I'm still a big deal and I feel important (nah like really)
Yeah you got a big deal running on a big wheel I ain't with extorting (nah like)
Yeah I'm independent and I'm making hella noise
And I'll never let a woman make a Helen out of Troy
Got no suckers in the circle that pretend to be boys
I don't lend them an extension I just send them decoys
Chilling in the cut is when I'm really feeling voids, 'cause the movements getting muted and it really needs a voice
We're just picking between the evils of the lethals and the liars
People tired and they really need a voice (nah like really)
This now more than ever though
All about force and measure though (nah like really)
This that calm collected flow
Done right, wrong correctional (nah like really)
Enough about peace and blessings bro
I want that deeper message though (nah like really)
If you on top that surface, drop that lesson though, preach (nah like really)
@royall55
BriRealiLL
"tangible dream"
"Killing time"
"Back of my mind"
"Own appeal"
"Belong to the world"
"After thoughts"
After listening to these fine songs, you'll definitely become an Oddisee fan.
@lorenzoeldude
That drummer is insanely good! The way he accentuates notes on the hi hat, how he plays ghost notes and rim shots on the snare. How he plays these fast bass drum kicks. He makes a hell lot out of a simple drum set with only hi hat, bass drum snare and ride.
@lorenzoeldude
And that Ludwig drum set sounds incredible, especially that snare!
@harrybrotank
This comment is underrated
@joemurray2523
Bassist is insane too.. he doesn't stretch out much here, but I saw them live in Dublin and the whole band blew my mind
@drunkengemini9127
LocomΓ³tiv this is so underrated!! was thinking the same shit fuck yes.
@tismon
bro that hi hat work is fucking legendary
@Thornsworks
THIS Drummer, holy shit, his accents are ridiculously smooth. His posture, his groove, as much as I love the entire set he's mesmerizing.
@HateMyLife27
Jon Laine
@nunyabiddness4013
Facts. Where he from; Austin?
@jmoon1145
So fuckin buttery smooth