Tangible Dream

One of the hardest-working rapper/producers in the game today, Oddisee got his start in the late \'90s and got an early credit on DJ Jazzy Jeff\'s underrated 2002 album *The Magnificent*. He was also part of the group Low Budget Crew (with Kev Brown, Cy Young, and Ken Starr) and another group called Diamond District (alongside Uptown XO and yU the 78er). Since the mid-\'00s, he\'s released a steady stream of high-quality material for labels like Halftooth and Mello Music Group, including solo joints, instrumental projects, and assorted EPs. Rejecting played-out murder/hustle/party themes, Oddisee makes music that\'s far more personal and heavy on the autobiographical wordplay about life on the road, love for his D.C. hometown, and the ups and down of the industry—all set to strong beats loaded with obscure samples and old-fashioned breakbeats. \"Interlude Flow,\" \"Own Appeal,\" \"Unfollow You,\" and \"Tomorrow Today\" are especially nice. 

I live in a gentrified part of Brooklyn, I eat out several times a week, I travel the world sampling the best that cities across the globe have to offer. Do I live in a penthouse loft? Am I dinning in five stars restaurants? Can you only find me in the most exclusive areas? Do I own a jet? The answer to all the above is most certainly no. I'm just a regular man from Prince George's county, Maryland that figured shit out. I discovered that I can make a career in an arena dominated by artists that sell false dreams. I realized that although the masses may not know of my body of work, it doesn't take the whole world to have the world I want. Tangible Dream is a mix-tape dedicated to the deconstruction of our traditional ideas of success & shedding light on the possibility of a sustainable rap life. These rhymes were written in economy class seats, these beats were produced on long bus trips & these songs were recorded in airbnb apartments. All I want to do is make music for a living so that I can live to make music. The only dreams I'm interested in are the ones I can grasp. It just so happens that anything you want bad enough can be obtained. Perhaps the world may never know of my accomplishments but accomplishments they are nonetheless.