The Iceberg (Oddisee album)

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]

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)

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. 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. "The Iceberg by Oddisee". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  5. Martin, Liam. "The Iceberg - Oddisee". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  6. Wallace, Riley (February 28, 2017). "Oddisee - The Iceberg". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  7. 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. 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.
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