- Record Label: Definitive Jux
- Release Date: Oct 14, 2008
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It's the rare supergroup that's actually super.
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These guys sure can rap and rhyme, and they do.
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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.
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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.
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Alternative PressThe 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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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.
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Though the album doesn’t develop a theme throughout listening, the all-star analogy holds up.