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Droppin' Science Fiction
by The Mighty Underdogs
The rappers latest album features such guest artists as DJ Shadow, Mr. Lif, Damian Marley, and MF Doom.
| LABEL: |
Definitive Jux |
| RELEASE DATE: |
14 October 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rap |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
91
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It's the rare supergroup that's actually super.
83
MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
These guys sure can rap and rhyme, and they do.
80
Urb
Droppin’ Science Fiction, the debut project from hip-hop supergroup The Mighty Underdogs, is one of the strongest underground hip-hop albums to come out in a long time.
80
All Music Guide
The only thing that stops Droppin' Science Fiction from being an instant masterpiece is that Lateef and Gift of Gab don't do quite enough to make these tracks shine; great productions and great rapping still need a few big hooks (vocal or musical) to snare listeners right from the get-go.
80
Alternative Press
The Mighty Underdogs are like the Westside Connection of the indie-rap world--maybe a little less threatening, but just as bangin'. [Nov 2008, p.164]
75
RapReviews.com
This is a fun, modern rap album with strong roots in '90s creativity and '80s innocence that has the potential to reach longtime fans as well as recruit new followers.
70
Prefix Magazine
Though the album doesn’t develop a theme throughout listening, the all-star analogy holds up.
60
Under The Radar
As a whole, though, there’s not a whole lot of spark, and not much to remember. [Winter 2008]
60
Slant Magazine
The album mostly succeeds, though, especially where its ambitions reach beyond standard social-issue theorizing and rap-game bashing.
60
NOW Magazine
Having three creative forces acting on the music from different angles leads to frequent twists, turns and stylistic shifts--showing they can roll like Dr. Octagon one minute and Sly Stone the next.
50
Tiny Mix Tapes
Yet, for each of these highlights, there’s a much weaker counterpart.
40
Pitchfork
The fact that this dorkiness has enveloped a few usually-on-point guests (MF Doom, Mr. Lif & Akrobatik, DJ Shadow) is unfortunate enough; that it's being perpetrated by two MCs who've been consistently great since the early- to mid-90s just makes it more frustrating.
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