| People Hear What They See | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:20 | |||
| Label | Mello Music Group | |||
| Producer | Oddisee | |||
| Oddisee chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| BBC Music | favorable [1] |
| HipHopDX |   [2] |
| Spin | favorable [3] |
| Washington City Paper | mixed [4] |
People Hear What They See is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee. [5] It was released via Mello Music Group on June 5, 2012. [6]
Andrew Noz of Washington City Paper gave the album a mixed review, saying, "[sometimes] he gets buried in the ornateness of his own beats; elsewhere, he manages to compensate with the instinctive understanding of having created them." [4] Meanwhile, Marcus J. Moore of BBC Music commented that "[with] this album, Oddisee looks in the mirror and examines his own intricacies, attempting to comprehend his immediate surroundings and society as a whole." [1] Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Technically still a product of Hip Hop as his long established penchant for fierce rapping accompanied by boom-bap rhythm is fully intact, his gradual growth towards a fleshed out vision inclusive of live instrumentation may seek transcendence that dispels confinement within a set genre." [2] Brandon Soderberg of Spin called it "a gritty hip-hop album with detours into orchestrated soul, quiet storm, and space disco." [3]
Homeboy Sandman named it his favorite album of 2012. [7] Uproxx included it on the "12 Most Slept-On Albums of 2012" list. [8] In 2014, Complex included it on the "Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s" list. [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ready to Rock" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Do It All" (featuring Diamond District) | 3:33 |
| 3. | "That Real" (featuring Olivier Daysoul) | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Let It Go" (featuring Olivier Daysoul) | 4:07 |
| 5. | "American Greed" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "The Need Superficial" (featuring Olivier Daysoul) | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Way In Way Out" | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Maybes" (featuring Ralph Real) | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Anothers Grind" (featuring Tranqill) | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Set You Free" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "You Know Who You Are" | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Think of Things" | 2:54 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] | 31 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] | 59 |
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