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 | |||
Oddisee chronology | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Exclaim! | 8/10 [6] |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [8] |
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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. |
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Stereogum | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 41
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HipHopDX | Best Rap Albums of 2017 | 16
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No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 13 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 29 |