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Oddisee, born Amir Mohamed, is a MC\/producer currently signed by Mello Music Group splitting his time between Brooklyn, Washington DC and London. He was born in Washington DC and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland and his love for this area is clear in his work. As a member of the Low Budget Crew, Diamond District and as solo artist he has released more than ten records with various labels working with some of Hip Hop’s biggest names.
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How did you first get into Hip Hop?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s really a classic story. Grewing up in DC, my older cousins were into hip-hop. They would go to New York and bring back that culture. They started to MC and subconsciously I just started to follow them.<\/p>\n

Who were your influences coming up?<\/strong>
\nI am half-Sundanese and half-African American born in D.C. Basically my upbringing between Sudan and D.C. influenced me a lot. Also my older cousins. All in all my family is very musical and that had a huge influence on me.<\/p>\n

Were you a producer or a MC first and how do you find juggling the two crafts?<\/strong>
\nWell my musical journey started from what i am. A producer and emcee, started rhyming first then I got on to the beats. Sean Born of Low Budget once took me to his crib and showed me some of his beats. That\u2019s when I got fascinated of how to make beats and I asked him if he could teach me. I like to do both equally actually. I started off as an MC & recently I’ve been dedicating more time to it. My favorite thing to do is make a beat, write a song & record it all in one day.<\/p>\n

Washington is not renowned for being a Hip Hop hotspot compared to other cities in the States describe the scene there. What did you do to get your name known in DC and then get people’s attention outside of the city?<\/strong>
\nI got my buzz up, by working my local scene. I made sure that anybody who was anybody knew who I was. It\u2019s a ratio game once talent\u2019s not in questions. The more people I work with venture out, the higher the chance of them extended, new opportunities for me. That proved to work for me.<\/p>\n