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About The Underachievers
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Formed
2011
Genre
Hip-Hop
With their psychedelic, spiritually minded approach to music, rap duo The Underachievers helped to define Brooklyn hip-hop in the 2010s. They also partnered with Flatbush Zombies and Pro Era to form the collective Beast Coast.
• Issa Gold and AKTHESAVIOR met in 2007, but it wasn’t until years later that a producer told them they should make music together. They officially formed The Underachievers in 2011.
• Acclaimed L.A. producer Flying Lotus signed The Underachievers to his Brainfeeder label in 2012. He knew he was going to offer them a deal after listening to just 20 seconds of their music.
• The twosome broke out in 2013 with a pair of stellar mixtapes: Indigoism and The Lords of Flatbush.
• They released their debut album, Cellar Door: Terminus ut Exordium, in 2014. The LP features the rock band Portugal. The Man on the track “Amorphous.”
• After releasing three more albums, The Underachievers teamed up with Pro Era and Flatbush Zombies to form Beast Coast. The collective dropped the album Escape From New York in 2019.
• In 2020, The Underachievers paid homage to Milwaukee Bucks superstar and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo with their grimy single “Giannis.”
Members of The Underachievers include, or have included, Issa Gold.
The Underachievers has also released music as a member of Beast Coast.
Influenced by The UnderachieversThe Underachievers has influenced the music of MJ the Sensei, Rondo Tha Kiid, TempKnight Harrison and more.
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