Monday, November 17, 2008
Tonight Tonight in Music: The Mighty Underdogs
Posted by Megan Seling on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:15 AM
The Mighty Underdogs, Zion-I
(Neumos) TMU are an Oakland supergroup of two celebrated MCs—the breathlessly inventive Gift of Gab and the sharp-flowing Lateef the Truth Speaker—along with producer Headnodic. Both rappers are associated with the Bay Area–based Quannum collective and have released a lifetime of work with Quannum crews (Blackalicious and Latyrx, respectively), but the Underdogs' Droppin' Science Fiction LP is released on NYC indie-hop giant Definitive Jux, known for success with left-of-center shit like El-P and Aesop Rock. While Gab and Lateef's most experimental works are behind them (4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up and Latyrx [The Album], respectively), their soulful new record and status as Jukies will, let's hope, bring their bold rhymes some more ears to bend. LARRY MIZELL JR.
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