Oddisee - Slow Groove (AlWasta EP)

Support: http://oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/alwasta http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alwasta/id1096223860 http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/products/oddisee-alwasta-cd http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/collections/vinyl/products/oddisee-alwasta-lp Sudanese­-American hip­hop artist Oddisee's new EP, “Al­Wasta,” takes its title from the Arabic colloquial term used to mean (to use colloquial English) “the plug.” The term “wasta” comes from the Arabic word “wasat,” meaning “middle” or “middleman,” and describes a member of the community who acts as a connector using their wealth of social currency. Understanding the value of social currency & how to use it (for better or worse) is what Amir Elkhalifa aka Oddisee focused on as the primary inspiration for his writings. Oddisee is also ready to unveil his 2016 plan which includes a new instrumental album in May, a tour with his band Good Compny from May through July, and the heavily anticipated follow up to "The Good Fight", an all new solo album in the fall. Tracklist: 01 “Asked About You” 02 “No Reservations” 03 “Strength & Weakness” 04 “Wouldn’t Be Surprised” 05 “Lifting Shadows” 06 “Catching Vibes” 07 “Slow Groove” Oddisee & Good Compny Tour Dates 3/26/16 Treefort Festival - Boise, ID 5/3/2016 Middle East Downstairs - Boston, MA 5/6/16 Mainstage - Morgantown, WV 5/7/16 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA 5/8/16 Kings Barcade - Raleigh, NC 5/11/16 Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL 5/13/16 Orpheum - Tampa, FL 5/14/16 Backbooth - Orlando, FL 5/15/16 Side Bar - Tallahassee, FL 5/16/16 Parish @ HOB - New Orleans, LA 5/20/16 Foundry at SLS - Las Vegas, NV 5/21/16 El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA 5/22/16 Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA 5/24/16 Soda Bar - San Diego, CA 5/26/16 The Independent - San Francisco, CA 5/30/16 Sasquatch Festival - Seattle, WA 6/4/16 Bunbury Festival - Cincinnatti, OH 6/12/16 Northside Festival - Brooklyn, NY 6/25/16 Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, UK 6/27/16 O2 Academy - Oxford, UK 7/7/16 Les Ardentes Festival - Leige, Belgium 7/8/16 North Sea Jazz Festival - Rotterdam, Netherlands 7/9/16 Open Source Festival - Dusseldorf, Germany 7/10/16 Cactus Festival - Bruges, Belgium 7/16/16 Melt! Festival - Gräfenhainichen, Germany 7/19/16 Valkhof Festival - Nijmegen, Netherlands 7/23/16 Hip Hop Open Festival - Vienna, Austria 7/27/16 Blue Balls Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland 7/29/16 Appletree Gardens Festival - Diepholz, DE 7/30/16 Stuttgart Festival - Stuttgart, DE #الواسطة Premiered at Stereogum on 3/23/2016 Released March 23, 2016 All songs written & produced by Oddisee. http://twitter.com/ODDISEE http://twitter.com/mellomusicgroup

Comments

1. been bumping his stuff for a while now, he just becomes better each time i listen
2. The beat was ill scratch sample...love the 90$ version..but nice remake
3. 3rd verse...
4. Light by big Sean sounds exactly the same
5. Fool whatcha want!!!
6. Eddie kendricks intimate friends
7. sounds a lot like joe budden
8. "Sometimes I'd rather not know the answer"
9. Big tune!
10. penny for my thoughts!
11. https://soundcloud.com/akeirouz/oddisee-slow-groove-uptown-remix
    :))
12. Here we go again. Eddie kendricks intimate friends sample. Good to have new oddisee product
13. rapping truth
14. Géorgio - tour de Babel same sample
15. spoken words webhad this conversation which i could not forget. childhood nonsense. i speak of knowing but i dont
16. Kanye was such a great producer
17. Fool whatchu want... lol
18. Love this track, easily my favorite off the EP.
19. yo what is this sample...I know I heard this somewhere before
20. Fave song off the EP. That Eddie Ken sample/influence is beautiful. His beat transitions are genius and seamless. Goodness gracious! Been a fan for a minute. Love to see an artist progress and not regress, selling their soul to keep up with a certain sound. Oddisee is...just is.... :)