The Good Fight | ||||
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Released | May 5, 2015 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 45:59 | |||
Label | Mello Music Group | |||
Producer | Oddisee | |||
Oddisee chronology | ||||
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The Good Fight is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee. It was released via Mello Music Group on May 5, 2015. [1] Music videos were created for "Counter-Clockwise" [2] and "Belong to the World". [3]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The Boston Globe | favorable [6] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [7] |
HipHopDX | 4.5/5 [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [9] |
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". [4]
Marcus J. 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." [9] David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "inspired, infectious, and artistically grand." [5]
In 2015, HipHopDX included it on the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000" list. [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "That's Love" | 4:05 |
2. | "Want Something Done" | 3:26 |
3. | "Contradiction's Maze" (featuring Maimouna Youssef) | 4:15 |
4. | "Counter-Clockwise" | 3:56 |
5. | "First Choice" | 3:47 |
6. | "Belong to the World" | 4:26 |
7. | "A List of Withouts" | 4:16 |
8. | "Book Covers" (featuring Nick Hakim) | 3:24 |
9. | "Meant It When I Said It" | 4:14 |
10. | "Fight Delays" | 0:51 |
11. | "What They'll Say" (featuring Gary Clark, Jr. and Maimouna Youssef) | 4:31 |
12. | "Worse Before Better" (featuring Tranqill) | 4:45 |
Total length: | 45:59 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [11] | 11 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [12] | 41 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 33 |