The Iceberg (Oddisee album)

For other uses, see Iceberg (disambiguation).
The Iceberg
Studio album by
Oddisee
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
GenreHip hop
Length47:56
LabelMello Music Group
ProducerOddisee
Oddisee chronology
The Good Fight
(2015) 		The Iceberg
(2017) 		To What End
(2023)

The Iceberg is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee.[1] It was released via Mello Music Group on February 24, 2017.[1] It is the official follow-up to his 2015 album, The Good Fight.[1] It features guest appearances from Toine and Olivier St. Louis.[1] Music videos were created for "NNGE"[2] and "You Grew Up".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
HipHopDX4.0/5[7]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
Spectrum Culture[9]
XXLXL[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

Riley Wallace of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "One of his ultimate strengths is his unique ability to make topics that aren't wholly original become something unique and distinctively his own."[6] Kyle Eustice of HipHopDX gave the album a 4.0 out of 5 and commented that "Aside from his dynamic, thought provoking lyrics, the carefully crafted compositions are in a league of their own."[7] Elias Leight of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10 and described it as "a focused beam of hip-hop soul that rattles loudly in our present political moment."[8]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2017
41
[11]
HipHopDX Best Rap Albums of 2017
16
[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Digging Deep"3:24
2."Things"3:39
3."Built by Pictures"3:56
4."Hold It Back"4:06
5."You Grew Up"5:05
6."NNGE" (featuring Toine)3:51
7."Like Really"3:44
8."Want to Be"4:50
9."This Girl I Know"3:37
10."Waiting Outside"3:33
11."Rain Dance"3:52
12."Rights & Wrongs" (featuring Olivier St. Louis)3:58
Total length:47:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Oddisee – vocals, production, arrangement, mixing
  • Toine – vocals (6)
  • Olivier St. Louis – vocals (12), backing vocals, guitar
  • Ralph Real – backing vocals, keyboards
  • Dennis Turner – bass guitar
  • Jason Disu – trombone
  • Amir Mohamed – executive production
  • Michael Tolle – executive production
  • Daniel Luedtke – executive production
  • Ahmed Akasha – design
  • Antoine Lyers – photography

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 29

References

  1. ^ a b c d Madden, Sidney (February 24, 2017). "Listen to Oddisee's New Album 'The Iceberg'". XXL. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Bruner, Raisa (March 17, 2017). "Rapper Oddisee's New Video for 'NNGE' Is an Ode to Black American Resilience". Time. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Carmichael, Rodney (October 3, 2017). "Oddisee Mourns America's Lost Innocence In New Video For 'You Grew Up'". NPR. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "The Iceberg by Oddisee". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Martin, Liam. "The Iceberg - Oddisee". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Wallace, Riley (February 28, 2017). "Oddisee - The Iceberg". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Eustice, Kyle (February 28, 2017). "Review: Oddisee's "The Iceberg" Too Deep For Mainstream Titanic But Still A Worthy Gem". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Leight, Elias (March 2, 2017). "Oddisee: The Iceberg". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Wright, Darryl G. (March 21, 2017). "Oddisee: The Iceberg". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  10. ^ Glaysher, Scott (March 3, 2017). "Oddisee Keeps It Fluid and Fresh on 'The Iceberg'". XXL. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  11. ^ Stereogum Staff (December 5, 2017). "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Stereogum. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  12. ^ HipHopDX Staff (December 29, 2017). "The Best Rap Albums Of 2017". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "Oddisee Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "Oddisee Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2017.