| The Iceberg | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Oddisee |
| Cover: | Oddisee - The Iceberg.jpg |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | Mello Music Group |
| Producer: | Oddisee |
| Prev Title: | The Good Fight |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | To What End |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The Iceberg is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee. It was released via Mello Music Group on February 24, 2017. It is the official follow-up to his 2015 album, The Good Fight. It features guest appearances from Toine and Olivier St. Louis.[1] Music videos were created for "NNGE"[2] and "You Grew Up".[3]
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".
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." 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." 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."
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stereogum | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | ||
| HipHopDX | Best Rap Albums of 2017 | ||
Credits adapted from liner notes.