The Good Fight (Oddisee album)

The Good Fight
Studio album by
Oddisee
ReleasedMay 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
GenreHip hop
Length45:59
LabelMello Music Group
ProducerOddisee
Oddisee chronology
Tangible Dream
(2013) 		The Good Fight
(2015) 		The Iceberg
(2017)

The Good Fight is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee. It was released via Mello Music Group on May 5, 2015.[1] Music videos were created for "Counter-Clockwise"[2] and "Belong to the World".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Boston Globefavorable[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
HipHopDX4.5/5[8]
Pitchfork7.3/10[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Marcus J. Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10 and stated that "The Good Fight exudes a sense of artistic freedom not heard on Oddisee's previous releases."[9] David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "inspired, infectious, and artistically grand."[5]

In 2015, HipHopDX included it on the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000" list.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."That's Love"4:05
2."Want Something Done"3:26
3."Contradiction's Maze" (featuring Maimouna Youssef)4:15
4."Counter-Clockwise"3:56
5."First Choice"3:47
6."Belong to the World"4:26
7."A List of Withouts"4:16
8."Book Covers" (featuring Nick Hakim)3:24
9."Meant It When I Said It"4:14
10."Fight Delays"0:51
11."What They'll Say" (featuring Gary Clark, Jr. and Maimouna Youssef)4:31
12."Worse Before Better" (featuring Tranqill)4:45
Total length:45:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Oddisee – vocals, production, arrangement, mixing
  • Maimouna Youssef – vocals (3, 11)
  • Nick Hakim – vocals (8), backing vocals
  • Gary Clark, Jr. – vocals (11), guitar
  • Tranqill – vocals (12)
  • K.A. Hezekiah – backing vocals
  • Davis Fasaluku – backing vocals
  • Tamba Fasaluku – backing vocals
  • Ralph Washington – keyboards
  • Dennis Turner – bass guitar
  • Anthony Coleman – horns
  • Jason Disu – horns
  • Amir Mohamed – executive production
  • Michael Tolle – executive production
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Q+A – graphic design, photography
  • Liz Barclay – photography
  • Adrian Carter – styling

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 41
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 33

References

  1. ^ Nostro, Lauren (March 12, 2015). "Premiere: Oddisee Drops "That's Love," Announces New Album". Complex. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Weiner, Natalie (April 6, 2015). "Exclusive: Watch Oddisee Turn New York 'Counter-Clockwise' in His New Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Walsh, Peter (July 27, 2015). "Oddisee Walks Around By His Lonesome in "Belong To The World" Video". XXL. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "The Good Fight by Oddisee". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Oddisee - The Good Fight". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Benbow, Julian (May 5, 2015). "Oddisee, 'The Good Fight'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Cowie, Del F. (May 8, 2015). "Oddisee - The Good Fight". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  8. ^ Grant, Andre (May 19, 2015). "Oddisee - The Good Fight". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Moore, Marcus J. (May 1, 2015). "Oddisee: The Good Fight". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Oddisee Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "Oddisee Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "Oddisee Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.