| The Iceberg | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 47:56 | |||
| Label | Mello Music Group | |||
| Producer | Oddisee | |||
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The Iceberg is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee. [1] It was released via Mello Music Group on February 24, 2017. [1] It is the official follow-up to his 2015 album, The Good Fight . [1] It features guest appearances from Toine and Olivier St. Louis. [1] Music videos were created for "NNGE" [2] and "You Grew Up". [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [6] |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [8] |
| Spectrum Culture |  [9] |
| XXL | XL [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]
Riley Wallace of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "One of his ultimate strengths is his unique ability to make topics that aren't wholly original become something unique and distinctively his own." [6] Kyle Eustice of HipHopDX gave the album a 4.0 out of 5 and commented that "Aside from his dynamic, thought provoking lyrics, the carefully crafted compositions are in a league of their own." [7] Elias Leight of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10 and described it as "a focused beam of hip-hop soul that rattles loudly in our present political moment." [8]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stereogum | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 41 | |
| HipHopDX | Best Rap Albums of 2017 | 16 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Digging Deep" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Things" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Built by Pictures" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Hold It Back" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "You Grew Up" | 5:05 |
| 6. | "NNGE" (featuring Toine) | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Like Really" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Want to Be" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "This Girl I Know" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Waiting Outside" | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Rain Dance" | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Rights & Wrongs" (featuring Olivier St. Louis) | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 47:56 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] | 29 |
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