Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Being Underrated

Bit of a Twitter rant I went on after landing a spot on a 10 most underrated producers list. I definitely view my career & success differently. I touched on it a bit in the rant below.

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8 comments:

Théo said...

You're right on this. I don't think you're underrated since most people who know your music love it. I would say that you're just underexposed... but so are most of the relevent artists who care more about their craft than fame.

a-train said...

ay man don't listen to what some random-ass blog says while he goes on a list rampage, or any blog for that matter. go for yourself and let the people who support you (monetarily and otherwise) judge whether you're underrated or not

a-train said...

plus man, your on this list with kno, rjd2 and flying lotus, showing that 1. this guy doesn't know what he's talking about and 2. you're in damn good company

DeVon said...

I understand how you feel Oddisee...I refer to you all when talking about how artists need to switch up their mindset. There is a quote you said to NPR, I'm paraphrasing "If you get 1,000 fans and they can give you $50 a year...you can live off of that" It's so true! That's a solidly middle class income. It seems you are fine with your career...everyone I know, knows you I'm from Maryland too. Keep living your life, forget a list. There is space out there for people but everyone wants be jay-z, naw be yourself. If I made a good/great working income from what I love eff a chain and ferrari I can pay my bills and I have disposable income.

jesse said...

I kinda get what you're saying and kinda don't. Some dude feels like you should get MORE props why the world at large (always so quantifiable), and you get mad.

Better to be underrated than overrated.

Mee said...

well said, for real. i think that's a great way to view success. so glad to see in a culture that seems to pursue the exact opposite.

Kev said...

I got the chance to meet you on WPFW in like 05.After that I looked for your music and the rest of low budget. Needless to say im a fan now and try to put on everyone I know to your music. When I reached out for info on sellin my music u gave me the info I needed to start that . So underrated ,no ! Your that dude that makes fantastic music and has heavy rotation in thousands of ipods and other devices ,venues,clubs,hotels,tv networks,streaming thruout the world ! You can live while some of slave . One...

Kev said...

I got the chance to meet you on WPFW in like 05.After that I looked for your music and the rest of low budget. Needless to say im a fan now and try to put on everyone I know to your music. When I reached out for info on sellin my music u gave me the info I needed to start that . So underrated ,no ! Your that dude that makes fantastic music and has heavy rotation in thousands of ipods and other devices ,venues,clubs,hotels,tv networks,streaming thruout the world ! You can live while some of slave . One...