Odetari | |
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| Birth name | Taha Othman Ahmad |
| Also known as | VEXEN |
| Genres | EDM |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Artist Partner Group |
| Website | odetari |
Taha Othman Ahmad, known professionally as Odetari, is an Palestinian-American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He started producing and releasing music at 13. His music became popular on TikTok in 2023 and his songs "Good Loyal Thots", "Narcissistic Personality Disorder", "Look Don't Touch", "I Love You Hoe", and "GMFU" all reached the top-10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
Life and career
Odetari started producing and releasing SoundCloud rap music at age 13 with a Native Instruments Maschine given to him by his parents, and later produced trap beats starting in 2017.[1] His stage name, Odetari, is a fusion of his family name, Odeh, with the name of video game developer Atari.
Odetari self-released his debut now-unavailable single, "3322", in September 2017. While working as a substitute teacher at a Houston high school in 2023, Odetari's music became popular on TikTok due to his videos of audio deepfakes of video game characters, which used his songs in the background. After getting fired from the high school, he began releasing songs on SoundCloud more frequently and using them in his TikTok videos.[2] His song "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" became his first to chart when it debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in April 2023; it also became his top-10 debut on the chart the following month.[3] His April 2023 song "Good Loyal Thots" also debuted at number eight on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in May 2023.[4]
Odetari gave his first live performance in June 2023 in New York City. In July 2023, he released his debut EP, 3×3, which was a collaboration with New Zealand record producer 9lives, and signed a multi-album record deal with Artist Partner Group. He had topped the Dance/Electronic Songwriters chart for 17 weeks by September 2023. He released his debut solo EP, XIII Sorrows, on September 13, 2023.[5] A Trippie Redd remix of his collaborative single "I Love You Hoe" with 9lives was released in October 2023.[6]
Musical style
Odetari's music has been described as EDM. Odetari has referred to his music as "Odecore".[7] He has described it as "final boss music". Ethan Shanfeld of Variety wrote that his combine "pitched-up rap hooks, glitchy trap flare and menacing club beats" and are "tailored to a young, overstimulated audience" due to their shorter length.[2] Katie Bain wrote for Billboard that his music was "hectic and woozy and strange, altogether giving a feeling like being at a rave happening inside the internet".[1]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| 3×3 (with 9lives) |
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| XIII Sorrows |
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| Door to Dusk |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Streamable? | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance |
NZ Hot [9] | ||||
| "3322" | 2017 | No | – | – | Non-album singles |
| "19" (with B1 Savvy) |
2018 | – | – | ||
| "Kelsey Kelz" | – | – | |||
| "D33mon" | 2019 | – | – | ||
| "Stalker" | – | – | |||
| "Blood Sucka" | 2020 | – | – | ||
| "Ray Gun !" | – | – | |||
| "Farewell" | – | – | |||
| "You Are Now My Darling" | 2021 | – | – | ||
| "Panorama" | – | – | |||
| "Could You Please Be Quiet? Turn It Up" | – | – | |||
| "Your Hand In Mine" | – | – | |||
| "Zero Mission" | – | – | |||
| "City Night Love" | – | – | |||
| "Blow !" | – | – | |||
| "You're Watching Boomerang" | – | – | |||
| "Down We Fall" | – | – | |||
| "Heartbreak Heaven" | – | – | |||
| "Optimus (Hardest Beat of 2022 Type Beat)" | 2022 | Yes | – | – | |
| "Anti Form" | No | – | – | ||
| "Minecraft Beacon" | – | – | |||
| "Chinchilla Coat" | – | – | |||
| "Good Loyal Thots" | 2023 | Yes | 8 | 29 | XIII Sorrows |
| "Luv N Lust" | No | – | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Twilight Lament" | Yes | – | – | ||
| "I ᐸ3 Latinas" | – | – | |||
| "You're Too Slow" | 29 | – | Door to Dusk | ||
| "Hexxed Her Love ᐸ3 XOXO" | – | – | Non-album single | ||
| "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" | 10 | – | XIII Sorrows | ||
| "A New Heart" | – | – | Non-album singles | ||
| "Double Trouble" | 49 | – | |||
| "Muddy Cup" | – | – | |||
| "Scorpio" (with Marluxiam) |
– | – | |||
| "Borderline Personality Disorder" | – | – | |||
| "Red Eyes Black Dragon Chain" | – | – | |||
| "Throat Goat" | – | – | |||
| "Look Don't Touch" (with Cade Clair) |
9 | – | XIII Sorrows | ||
| "Reassure Me" (with 9lives) |
– | – | 3×3 | ||
| "Wet Dreams" (with Nimstarr) |
– | – | Non-album singles | ||
| "Functioning Alcoholic" | – | – | |||
| "I Love You Hoe" (with 9lives) |
3 | 18 | 3×3 and Door to Dusk | ||
| "GMFU" (with 6arelyhuman) |
5 | 23 | XIII Sorrows | ||
| "Baby I'm Home" (with Kanii and 9lives) |
38 | – | Door to Dusk | ||
| "Green Goblin" (Spotify singles) |
– | – | |||
| "Hypnotic Data" | 19 | – | XIII Sorrows | ||
| "Dxe Dxe Dxe" (with Homixide Gang) |
– | – | Door to Dusk | ||
| "Purple Heart" (with Don Toliver) |
– | – | |||
References
- 1 2 Bain, Katie (July 19, 2023). "Odetari Is One of the Biggest Dance Artists of the Year — So, Who Is He?". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- 1 2 Shanfeld, Ethan (September 13, 2023). "Meet Odetari, the Palestinian EDM Star Who Went From Substitute Teacher to Chart Topper". Variety. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ↑ Zellner, Xander (April 26, 2023). "10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Abraham Alexander, Poppy Baskcomb, Diamond Pynk & More". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ↑ Murray, Gordon (May 18, 2023). "Calvin Harris Rewrites Record for Most No. 1s on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart, Thanks to 'Miracle' With Ellie Goulding". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ Braxton, Mateo (September 15, 2023). "Odetari shares debut EP 'XIII SORROWS' featuring JELEEL!, 6arelyhuman, Cade Clair". Our Generation Music. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ↑ McInnes, Laura (October 4, 2023). "Aotearoa's 9lives and Odetari tap Trippie Redd for 'I LOVE YOU HOE' remix". Sniffers. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ↑ Jawaid, Arshan (September 27, 2023). "Odetari Interview: Substitute Teacher to 300M Streams, XXXTentacion & Trippie Redd DM's, Odecore". Kids Take Over. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Peaks on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart:
- "Good Loyal Thots": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. May 20, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "You're Too Slow": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. August 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "Double Trouble": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. August 26, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "Narcissistic Personality Disorder": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "Look Don't Touch": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. July 22, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "I Love You Hoe": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. September 2, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "GMFU": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- "Baby I'm Home": "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. September 2, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ Peaks on the RMNZ Hot Singles chart:
- "Good Loyal Thots": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- "I Love You Hoe": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 21, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- "GMFU": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 7, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.