The Mighty Underdogs Explained

The Mighty Underdogs
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	2007–2011
Label:	Definitive Jux
Current Members:	Gift of Gab Lateef the Truthspeaker Headnodic

The Mighty Underdogs was 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]}

History

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

The group self-released The Prelude EP in Fall 2007.^[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

Albums

• Droppin' Science Fiction (Definitive Jux, 2008)

EPs

• The Prelude EP (MU Records, 2007)

Singles

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

Guest appearances

• Lyrics Born - "Ill Vacation" on The Lyrics Born Variety Show: Season Pho (4!) (2009)
• Zumbi - "Warwalk" on The Science of Breath, Vol. 4 (2009)
• Headnodic - "Academy of Rhyme" on "Movin' On Up" (2011)
• Headnodic - "Noddy by Nature" on Red Line Radio (2011)
• Raashan Ahmad - "Bring Me Back" on Collaborations (2015)
• Gift of Gab - "So Sad", "Ill Vacation" & "Victorious" on Greatest Misses Vol. I (2018)

Notes and References

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