People think they know what an underground rapper looks like. Cobbling together visions from Immortal Technique videos and 8 Mile, they picture a hooded revolutionary, a righteous teacher willing to ...

Oddisee is aging like fine wine, becoming a producer-rapper’s producer-rapper. Two decades into his career, the native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, still doesn’t care about mainstream ...

Oddisee has been putting out incredible music for years, and his latest video proves why you should open your eyes if you haven't already. The Washington, D.C. rapper recently teamed up with the ...

“I watched the news more as a kid than I did cartoons,” says Amir Mohamed el Khalifa, better known as Oddisee. He is recounting his childhood perspective on the world. He says that he was “fascinated” ...

“I’m not a star, somebody lied / I ride the subway as a car, I’m getting by.” That’s Oddisee on “Do It All,” the collaborative track with his DC supergroup Diamond District, from his new album, People ...

With his new album, The Iceberg, which dropped this past Friday, Oddisee has a larger focus than just making his fans nod their heads. “I have this responsibility to uphold the causes of minorities in ...

Oddisee says his latest album, "The Iceberg," features more political overtones than his earlier work. (Courtesy) “I think it’s time I stopped holding back,” Oddisee declares on his latest album, “The ...