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The Mighty Underdogs

The Mighty Underdogs

American hip hop group

The Mighty Underdogs is an American hip hop supergroup from the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] It consists of rappers Gift of Gab and Lateef the Truthspeaker and producer Headnodic.[2][3]

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History

The Mighty Underdogs was formed when Lateef the Truthspeaker, planning to make his own solo album, listened to some of Headnodic-produced tracks, rapped a verse for each, and sent them over to Gift of Gab.[4]

The group released The Prelude EP in March 2008.[5] In 2010, XXL included it on the "100 Essential Rap EPs" list.[6]

Their full-length studio album, Droppin' Science Fiction, was released on Definitive Jux in October 2008.[7][8][9][10] It featured contributions from Chali 2na, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, and MF Doom,[11] as well as Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Tash, Julian Marley, and Damian Marley.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • The Prelude (2008)

Singles

  • "Want You Back" (2008)
  • "Science Fiction" (2009)

References

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    Westhoff, Ben (October 30, 2008). "The Mighty Underdogs". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Westhoff, Ben (November 19, 2008). "The Mighty Underdogs: Droppin' Science Fiction (Definitive Jux)". SF Weekly. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Moskovitz, Sara (November 20, 2008). "Passing Through: Sara Moskovitz Interviews Lateef and Gift of Gab (The Mighty Underdogs)". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Swan, Rachel (August 4, 2010). "From Quannum Projects to Science Fiction - The Mighty Underdogs drop science, and work collectively". East Bay Express. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Brown, Marisa. "The Mighty Underdogs - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    "100 Essential Rap EPs – The Best of the Short & Sweet (8/10)". XXL. September 24, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Patrin, Nate (October 28, 2008). "The Mighty Underdogs: Droppin' Science Fiction". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    McBee, Wilson (November 16, 2008). "The Mighty Underdogs: Droppin' Science Fiction". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Reed, Bryan (December 5, 2008). "The Mighty Underdogs - Droppin' Science Fiction". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Christgau, Robert. "The Mighty Underdogs". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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    Bush, John. "Droppin' Science Fiction - The Mighty Underdogs". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  12. [12]
    Stronell, Wayne (November 20, 2008). "The Mighty Underdogs – Droppin' Science Fiction (Definitive Jux/Inertia)". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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