The Mighty Underdogs

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What’s the point of keeping it real when alternate realities are so much more fun? For new hip-hop super-group, The Mighty Underdogs, our world is one of hyper-reality where vacationing monsters have gunfights. Nothing’s harder than that, man.

The newly formed trio of hip-hop heavy weights from the West Coast—Blackalicious’s The Gift of Gab, fellow Quannum compatriot Lateef The Truth Speaker and Bay Area producer Headnodic—release their debut collaboration, Dropping Science Fiction, on the other coast’s Definitive Jux.

Backed by a dizzying set of collaborators that include DJ Shadow, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, The Alkoholiks’ Tash, Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na, Julian and Damian “JR Gong” Marley, The Mighty Underdogs tour through worlds and soundscapes that blur all settings. Album opener “Monster” is comic book evilness that powers up on a secret solution of mind-numbing lyricism at breakneck speed. The MF Doom-assisted “Gun Fight” is a wild west romp where Gift of Gab goes out in a blaze of revenge-fueled glory over the most rappified twang since Bubba Sparxxx’s Deliverance. Even the interlude, aptly dubbed “Doglude,” is an exercise in a cappella beat building that shows Headnodic—despite being the least known member of the trio—belongs in this hallowed company.

The Might Underdog pedigree is one bred for serious heads. Throughout Blackalicious’s 10-year run as indie rap elite, Gift of Gab has found himself atop numerous Top 10 lists.

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1	Want You Back full track	103
2	Monster full track	76
3	Hands In the Air full track	72
3	Science Fiction full track	72
5	Folks full track	49
5	Aye full track	49
5	Doglude full track	49
8	ILL Vacation (feat. Lyrics Born) full track	47
9	Victorious full track	46
10	UFC Remix (cuts by DJ Shadow)	39
11	Laughing At You (feat. Casual) full track	36
12	Gunfight (feat. MF Doom) full track	30
13	Gun Fight (feat. MF Doom) full track	29
13	So Sad (feat. Julian Marley & Damian Marley) full track	29
15	So Sad (feat. Julian & Damian Marley)	22

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Overspeculated wrote:
May 2009

Escape, Gunfight & ILL Vacation are the best songs

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sexypirate wrote:
May 2009

For sure.

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PsychoBells wrote:
March 2009

Bigdick

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ohlookatyou wrote:
February 2009

so good

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[deleted-user] wrote:
February 2009

SICK show in Indianapolis last night! Droppin' some science fiction with Galactic!
[deleted-user] wrote:
December 2008

Bands with animals in their names are the best.
antonia_XD wrote:
December 2008

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice =)

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ziosica wrote:
December 2008

Good Stuff!!!! http://www.lastfm.it/music/People+in+My+Head

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cwall wrote:
November 2008

seen Gift of Gab, he was mad nice live. their track w/ MF DOOM is fire.

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plagueround wrote:
November 2008

Been lovin' Lateef and Gift of Gab for a long time. Headnodic's nice. So of cooourse I dig the Mighty Underdogs.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
October 2008

I love the mighty underdogs :D
TeeJayAllDay wrote:
October 2008

That Gunfight Joint is ill

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RachuX wrote:
October 2008

Why so unrated? So true and talented...

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wwRoss wrote:
October 2008

Not a single track to even preview? Suckage.

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joiletblog wrote:
October 2008

yo, It's Polish support your debut LP: http://joilet.blox.pl/2008/10/The-Mighty-Underdogs-ujawniaja-sie.html alien-cosmic-weird, twisted plate

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Janketastic wrote:
October 2008

Droppin Science Fiction is so excellent. Incredible beats with incredibly creative raps over top. After hearing the very rad Prelude EP, I expected nothing short of greatness from this supergroup's full length and it does not disappoint in any way.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
October 2008

flawless.
m0rph3us wrote:
August 2008

UFC = teh awesomeness. Can't wait for their album to drop.

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kapteeni_mauser wrote:
August 2008

I'm not familiar with Headnodic's work but with Lateef and Gab you can't go wrong. Plus they're now signed to Def Jux. Looking forward the album dropping in this month.

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AFastidiousHat wrote:
July 2008

Any combination of Lateef and The Gift of Gab is automatic win.

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