Mudkids are probably best described as indie hip-hop embodied, with their first full-length LP entitled
Upwards, most likely referring to their firm-rooted position in underground hip-hop. Most people will not like this album. The beats are tight, the content is great, yet the average listener will most likely find themselves scratching their heads at the end of each song wondering what happened in the last few minutes. Through in most of their songs their word delivery has few pauses forming a never-ending string of words, moving from one thought to another at an astounding pace. If one can force themselves to sit back and listen to this whole album with a good set of headphones, they'll probably be impressed; yet if they were intending to ever play this as background boredom music, this isn't the right album. It all just depends on how you like your rap music. If you like
Grouch,
Del tha Funkee Homosapien,
Jedi Mind Tricks, or
People Under the Stairs, you'll most likely be able to get down to this.