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Droppin' Science Fiction - The Mighty Underdogs
Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    It's the rare supergroup that's actually super.
  2. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    83
    These guys sure can rap and rhyme, and they do.
  3. Urb
    80
    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.
  4. All Music Guide
    80
    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.
  5. Alternative Press
    80
    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]
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  6. RapReviews.com
    75
    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.
  7. Prefix Magazine
    70
    Though the album doesn't develop a theme throughout listening, the all-star analogy holds up.
  8. Under The Radar
    60
    As a whole, though, there's not a whole lot of spark, and not much to remember. [Winter 2008]
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  9. Slant Magazine
    60
    The album mostly succeeds, though, especially where its ambitions reach beyond standard social-issue theorizing and rap-game bashing.
  10. NOW Magazine
    60
    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.
  11. Tiny Mix Tapes
    50
    Yet, for each of these highlights, there's a much weaker counterpart.
  12. Pitchfork
    40
    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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