People Hear What They See

People Hear What They See
Studio album by Oddisee
Released June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Genre Hip hop
Length 43:20
Label Mello Music Group
Producer Oddisee
Oddisee chronology
Traveling Man
(2010)		 People Hear What They See
(2012)		 The Beauty in All
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBCfavorable[1]
HipHopDX[2]
Spinfavorable[3]
Washington City Papermixed[4]

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

Reception

Andrew Noz of Washington City Paper gave the album a mixed review, noting that "[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 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]

In June 2012, it ranked at number 20 on Complex's "50 Best Albums of 2012 (So Far)" list.[7]

Homeboy Sandman listed it as his favorite album of 2012.[8]

Track listing

No. Title Length
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 Peak
position
Heatseekers Albums[9] 31
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 59

References

  1. 1 2 Moore, Marcus J. (2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Fairfax, Jesse (June 12, 2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Soderberg, Brandon (May 29, 2012). "First Spin: Hear Oddisee’s ‘People Hear What They See’". Spin. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  4. 1 2 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. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2012 (So Far) - 20. Oddisee, People Hear What They See". Complex. June 26, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hive Asks: What’s Your Favorite Album of 2012?". MTV Hive. December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Oddisee - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Oddisee - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

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