Oddisee Takes Brooklyn To Another Level At Red Bull Sound Select
Oddisee | Photo courtesy of Red Bull Sound Select
Amir Mohamed el Khalifa also known as Oddisee  showed out in Brooklyn’s Red Bull Sound Select event this past Tuesday. Curated by Brooklyn Vegan at Baby’s All Right in Williamsburg, this event was everything hip-hop and super packed despite the 20-degree expected winter weather.

Oddisee, born in Washington D.C., is of partial African-American and partial Sudanese decent. You can hear all these different influences in his lyrics and style of music. While OSHUN and Tunji Ige opened up for Oddisee, the long line outside of the event was majorly there to hear his sound. Odisee’s cult following traveled from all states to come and see one of their favorite East Coast rappers.

Oddisee Takes Brooklyn To Another Level At Red Bull Sound Select
Baby’s All Right in Williamsburg. | Photo courtesy of Red Bull Sound Select
Baby’s All Right’s security greeted everyone in line for the event with: “You’re in for a good time.” I knew when the good time was beginning when at about 9pm, it got quite crowded and the audience got antsy.

Oddisee’s crowd was very eclectic and colorful. There’s dreds, Jordans, long blond hair, and cowboy boots. One long time fan from Philly shared: “I’m here just for Oddisee. He’s real. Listen to “Gentrification” for instance…I think he’s one of the best East coast rappers right now. He doesn’t rap about what everyone else is rapping about.”

The song “Gentrification” though written for Oddisee’s hometown and originally released back in 2009, speaks volumes to what is currently happening in Brooklyn. “Mom and pop shops replaced by couture/Starbucks here and a Starbucks there/How much coffee you need/My God it’s unfair,” raps Oddisee. “My city don’t look the same.”
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Oddisee Takes Brooklyn To Another Level At Red Bull Sound Select
Photo courtesy of Red Bull Sound Select
Oddisee’s stage presence is very apparent. He greeted everyone at Baby’s All Right with a strong, “What up, Brooklyn” and everyone responded energetically, ready for a great show. The rest of the night was just mind-blowing and his music took us all to another level.

You can find more on Oddisee and his latest album, The Good Fight, here.

FYI listen to “Gentrification” in full below: