The Good Fight (Oddisee album)

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]

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)

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. "The Good Fight by Oddisee". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. 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. 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.
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