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People Hear What They See is a studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee, released in 2012.

"This album is about influence, inspiration, perception & reality. Every song was written in an outside environment, so that I could observe the subjects that would become my subject matter. All too often in Hip Hop, reality is limited to that of the artists own, actual experiences.

People Hear What They See is my attempt to liberate the MC from those constraints & allow reality to be penned other than my own. Listening to congressmen & lawyers converse on the steps of the supreme court inspired 'American Greed', Watching a couple argue over the phone in a bar inspired 'Maybes'. By having a visual representation of my subject matter, my hopes are that the listener will see them through the worlds & melodies of my songs." – Oddisee Bandcamp

“People Hear What They See, a gritty hip-hop album with detours into orchestrated soul, quiet storm, and space disco.” – Spin

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