''People Hear What They See'' is a studio album by American hip hop artist

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. It was released via

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on June 5, 2012.

Critical reception

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'' gave the album a mixed review, saying, "Sometimes he gets buried in the ornateness of his own beats; elsewhere, he manages to compensate with the instinctive understanding of having created them." Meanwhile, Marcus J. Moore of

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commented that "With this album, Oddisee looks in the mirror and examines his own intricacies, attempting to comprehend his immediate surroundings and society as a whole." Jesse Fairfax of ''

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'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Technically still a product of Hip Hop as his long established penchant for fierce rapping accompanied by boom-bap rhythm is fully intact, his gradual growth towards a fleshed out vision inclusive of live instrumentation may seek transcendence that dispels confinement within a set genre." Brandon Soderberg of '' Spin'' called it "a gritty hip-hop album with detours into orchestrated soul, quiet storm, and space disco."

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named it his favorite album of 2012. ''

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'' included it on the "12 Most Slept-On Albums of 2012" list. In 2014, ''

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'' included it on the "Best One-Producer Albums of the 2000s" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, production, arrangement, mixing * Diamond District – vocals (2) * Olivier Daysoul – vocals (3, 4, 6) * Ralph Real – vocals (8), additional instrumentation * Tranqill – vocals (9) * Akhil Gopal – trumpet * Leon Cotter – saxophone * Brian Paulding – trombone * Will Wells – tuba * Alex Blum – viola * Studio A – mastering * Michael Tolle – executive production * D237 – design * Jenna Foxton – photography

Charts

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