Format Details:
Release Date: 10 June 2016
Label: Mello Music Group
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 616892396741
Genres: Rap & Hip-Hop  Rap & Hip-Hop  
Format Details:
Release Date: 10 June 2016
Label: Mello Music Group
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 616892396741
Genres: Rap & Hip-Hop  Rap & Hip-Hop  
Description
Sudanese-American Hip Hop 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 'middile' 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 and how to use it (for better or worse) is what Amir Elkhalifa aka Oddisee focused on as the primary inspiration for his writings.
"Every time Oddisee drops anything, it's always a cause for a celebration" - Hilly Dilly
"The rapper and producer is all about... the kind of careful craftsmanship that has earned him a reputation as one of the finest hip-hop talents on the Eastern seaboard" - XXL
"Drew comparisons to J Dilla, though Oddisee's selections were more scenic" - Pitchfork
Tracklisting
The Left & Apollo Brown
Philmore Greene
Apollo Brown & Skyzoo
Blvck Spvde & The Cosmos
Jabee
Fr1th
Ariel
Jordan Hamilton
Oddisee
Oddisee
Oddisee
Mello Music Group
Oddisee
Oddisee
Oddisee