Odetari
American rapper, singer, record producer, and songwriter
Taha Othman Ahmad (born January 1, 2000), known professionally as Odetari, is an American rapper, singer, 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", "GMFU", and "Hypnotic Data" all reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and were each certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Life and career
Taha Othman Ahmad was born in Houston, Texas and is of Palestinian descent. His father owns a valet parking service, where Othman worked for three years before being laid off by his father during the COVID-19 pandemic. He 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 2016. Before starting music, he worked at a Starbucks, but left due to his addiction to Xanax at the time.
Othman's stage name, Odetari, is a fusion of his family name, Odeh, with the name of video game developer Atari. Odetari self-released his debut single, "Good Loyal Thots", in March 2023. 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.
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