Good top, very philosophical

Seiji Oda - Sleeve Jobs
(From HUMAN+NATURE album; 2025)


Some Oakland rappers go on Sway In The Morning, while other Oakland rappers make legit slaps which are as gentle as a field of wheat gently swaying in the morning breeze. It's a paradox in the Baytrix which Seiji Oda has been exploring/exploiting since Like This in 2020 and continues to explore/exploit in 2025 with Sleeve Jobs.

Rewind for Seiji's best song of 2025 so far which isn't on his new album for some unfathomable reason. He actually coaxed an excellent, no Auto-Tuned cameo out of Iamsu - summat which hasn't happened in a decade.

Born To Audiomack: the best of Seiji Oda

"Any time I put on jeans, it's Japanese denim
They ain't even Japanese, I just happen to be in 'em"

Remember that Seiji Oda breh from a couple of posts ago? His music has proper popped out with the Snagglepuss knock and made me drop my croissant, so I've compiled a playlist of his best songs. Sometimes he sounds like a Japanese Kap G who took it to the Bay; sometimes he sounds like a Slap-Tranquilo P-Lo; sometimes he sounds like Valee if his main artistic inspiration was Mac Dre's Off The Rictor; and sometimes he sounds like an R&Based version of Japanese City-Pop. Somehow it all works and, more importantly, it all works together as this playlist proves. Shout out to the Cosmos, Seiji is beyond tho.

~~ The Best Of Seiji Oda ~~
1. Like This (2020)
2. Aero (2019)
3. Ridin' Round (2021)
4. How U Doin'? (2020)
5. Perfect Timing (2021)
6. Pomegranite (2021)
7. Tuesday! (2020)
8. Like Furl (acoustic) (2020)
9. Colors (2021)
10. Outtapocket (2021)
11. House Shoes (2021)
12. No Fillins (2021)
13. Gasbreakdip ft. Lil' Ricefield (2021)
14. Cyborg (2021)
15. Gochujang ft. Lil' Ricefield (2022)
16. Aero2 (2021)



Surprised myself by how much I like his sangy Auto-Tune songs. The reason they work for me is that they're very warm and fuzzy and are still distinctly Oakland. No Fillins, for instance, is dreamy R&B which interpolates Cupcake No Fillin by the Trunk Boiz. Told you that Seiji has unexpected depth like a Japanese bathtub.