The Iceberg

The prolific MC, producer and musician Oddisee's new album, ''The Iceberg,'' is a plea for humanity to dig deeper in search of understanding and common ground. ''The Iceberg'' is a distillation of stereotypical tropes in hip-hop and beyond, 12 tracks about money, sex, politics, race and religion that appear superficial until l his multi-dimensional lyrics unfurl to expose the complexities of individuality and identity: How we see ourselves and how others see us. Deeply soulful, and shot through with jazz, go-go, gospel, thick r&b and hard beats, the album is a timely, poetic statement. ''The Iceberg'' is out March 24 on Mello Music Group. ''The Iceberg'' was recorded and produced by Oddisee at his own studio in Brooklyn, made with live instrumentation performed by Oddisee and members of his band, Good Company. Oddisee has released two studio albums, several EPs, mixtapes and instrumental albums, and has over 30 million plays on Spotify. He's been profiled by NPR, the Washington Post, praised by Pitchfork and Stereogum, performed on NPR's Tiny Desk, Red Bull Sound Select and at festivals including Glastonbury and Sasquatch. ''The Iceberg'' follows two releases in 2016, the ''Alwasta EP'' and the instrumentals album ''The Odd Tape.'' His 2015 full-length ''The Good Fight'' was a Top 5 album on the ITunes hip-hop/rap chart and he was #5 on Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart.