Oddateee - Halfway Homeless

The first release on Deadverse Recordings, a new label founded and run by dälek (Ipecac). Hailed as "one of the most dynamic live hip hop performers seen in years", Bronx- born and Union City-raised Oddateee is back with his new full length, 12 hard-hitting tracks from the underbelly of hip hop that come straight from the edge of insanity, as Oddateee's stream of conscience flow taps into his vivid fears, angers, and frustrations. Backed with production by dälek, Dave Leto (Rye Coalition), Komplx, Digital Unicorn, and cuts by dj Motiv, our guide for this paranoid mindride bounces from the dark gritty streets to the old school vibe of abandoned warehouse party joints, and if you love your boom bap skewed towards the deranged, you need Oddateee and ‘Halfway Homeless’ in your headspace. Oddatee's musical journey started after hooking up with gifted producer Komplx, and became founding members and ten year veterans of The Labteks, a 30 member crew responsible for one of the most innovative hip hop albums you’ve probably never heard, laced with tracks that painted outside of the lines rather than rehashing the usual worn-out and warmed-over conventions. Anyone even emtely interested in what is being made outside of the mainstream would be doing themselves a huge favour in checking out ‘Halfway Homeless’, an album that simply cannot be dismissed. As feaked out as Kool Keith and ODB, as unflinchingly direct as Atmosphere or Sage Francis, this is one of the year’s most essential independent hip hop releases.

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