First things first: Oddisee is pretty dope. The rapper and producer, who recently celebrated a birthday on January 1st, is readying his latest effort, The Iceberg, for release next month. In anticipation of the project, he's giving us a taste with the release of his single "Things" — and it's cold in the best way possible.
The jam starts off with a cacophonous vocal sample and guitar pile up before settling into the groove after a hand clap. From there, he takes us on a musical journey that mashes up '90s house with modern hip-hop, recreating a time when the genres were regularly combined back in the day. However, though the song's sound is upbeat, Oddisee definitely has some things on his mind in the lyrics. "I want a lot more things / Biggie tried to tell me what a lot more brings / A headstrong man will take a lot more strain / Seeing pleasure in the presence of a lot more pain," he raps at one point. Later in the track, he relates the troubles on his mind to the world outside of him, rapping, "We just want to matter more / Trying to be the matador / In a pit of bull / Trying to gather our status in the masses / Looking at the glass saying that's pitiful."
In addition to "Things" and his upcoming album, he's also taking his show on the road and all over the world. Oddisee's 2017 World Tour kicks off in Paris and hits cities throughout Europe and North America before winding down at New York's Highline Ballroom in May. Check out "Things" and his tour dates below. Look out for The Iceberg to arrive on February 24th.
Oddisee 2017 World Tour dates:
March 2 – Paris, France – La Place
March 3 – Lyon, France – Bizarre!
March 4 – Nantes, France – Stereolux
March 6 – Bristol, UK – The Lantern
March 8 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
March 9 – Dublin, Ireland, The Sugar Bluc
March 11 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
March 13 – Munich, Germany – Ampere
March 14 – Erfurt, Germany – Franz Melhose
March 15 – Berlin, Germany – Gretchen
March 16 – Hamburg, Germany – Mojo Club
March 17 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria
March 18 – Stuttgart, Germany – Im Wizemann
March 19 – Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
March 22 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje
March 24 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Bird
March 25 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
March 26 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
March 30 - Milan, Italy - Biko Club
April 7 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Sofia Live Club
April 8 - Bucharest, Romania - Arenele Romane
April 10 – Vienna, Austria – Grelle Forelle
April 11 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
April 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
April 20 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
April 21 – Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade
April 23 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
April 26 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
April 27 – Dallas, TX – Dada Dallas
April 28 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room
May 1 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
May 5 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
May 7 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency
May 9 – Eugene, OR – WoW Hall
May 10 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
May 11 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 12 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
May 13 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
May 14 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
May 17 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
May 18 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
May 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
May 20 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
May 21 – Indianapolis, IN – The HiFi
May 26 – Detroit, MI – Arab American National Museum
May 27 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
May 30 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
May 31 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
