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Best Music of October, 2008: "Droppin' Science Fiction," by The Mighty Underdogs

Oct 5, 2008, 6:56pm ChordStrike
Gunfight by The Mighty Underdogs ft. MF DOOM. The Mighty Underdogs are Lateef, Gift of Gab, and Hea
Why it's significant: Because all 15 tight tracks on the hip-hop supergroup's debut album will work your head and shake your hips, reminding you why you fell for beats and rhymes like these so many years ago. The album is a virtual "who's who" of independent hip-hop featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker ( Latryx ), The Gift of Gab ( Blackalicious ), and producer Headnodic, with special appearances by other heavy-hitters like DJ Shadow, Mr. Lif, Damian "JR Gong" Marley, and MF Doom. One listen through this bad boy and it becomes clear to me [...]
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