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)Traveling Man2010		 People Hear What They See
(2012)		 The Beauty in All
(2013)The Beauty in All2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Musicfavorable[1]
HipHopDX[2]
Spinfavorable[3]
Washington City Papermixed[4]

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

Critical 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 Music 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]

Homeboy Sandman named it his favorite album of 2012.[7] Uproxx named it one of the "12 Most Slept-On Albums of 2012".[8] In 2014, Complex named it one of the "Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s".[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 59

References

  1. 1 2 Moore, Marcus J. (2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See - Review". BBC Music. 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. ↑ "Hive Asks: What's Your Favorite Album of 2012?". MTV Hive. December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pillow Talk – 12 Most Slept-On Albums Of 2012". Uproxx. December 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s - Oddisee, People Hear What They See (2012)". Complex. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Oddisee - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Oddisee - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

Further reading

  • Zirm, Jordan (July 19, 2012). "Interview: Oddisee Talks About "People Hear What They See" And His Strategy To Remain Unknown". Complex.
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