In an interview with NPR, he explained why he was influenced by early East Coast emcees such as Eric B. Oddisee was originally influenced by his parents' heritages, combined with a hip hop influence from his older cousins. In 2017, he released a studio album, The Iceberg, as well as a live album, Beneath the Surface. In 2016, he released an EP, Alwasta, and a mixtape, The Odd Tape. In that year, he also released Tangible Dream. The Beauty in All, his first instrumental release since Rock Creek Park, was released in 2013. In 2012, he released a studio album, People Hear What They See. Odd Seasons, a collection of EPs released throughout the previous 12 months, was also released that year. In 2011, Oddisee released Rock Creek Park, which was ranked as a Mixtape of the Week by Stereogum. His Odd Spring mixtape was listed on the Washington Post's Best Local Hip-Hop mixtapes of 2010. In 2010, Oddisee released Traveling Man on Mello Music Group. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as Prince George's County, Maryland. He was raised by his stepmother (who was also Sudanese) and father. Retrieved October 29, 2018.Oddisee was born to an African American mother and a Sudanese father, at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
"Contradiction's Maze" (featuring Maimouna Youssef) In 2015, HipHopDX included it on the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000" list. 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." David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "inspired, infectious, and artistically grand."
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".
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