By Christina Lee, eMusic ContributorOddisee now lives in Brooklyn, but his solo rap debut references details of his Maryland upbringing, such as his hometownLargoand his Washington, D.C.-based crew Low Budget Collective. While the DMV (D.C.-Maryland-Virginia) tri-state area isn't exactly… more »

By Christina Lee, eMusic ContributorFile under: Measured, day-in-the-life musings set to crisp boom-bap beats Flagship acts: Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Has-Lo, Trek Life, Boog Brown Based in: Tucson, Arizona Every day in his Tucson home, after he eats dinner and spends an hour… more »

By Christina Lee, eMusic ContributorLandover, Maryland, rapper-producer Oddisee's tribute to a D.C. national park resonates like an old soul song. As expected of DMV (D.C.-Maryland-Virginia) hip-hop, the album's percussive heart lies within its sublime, serene instrumentation — like the… more »