The Underdogs

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The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo comprised of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas. Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer. Damon Thomas was a songwriting and production partner for R&B producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds during the late 1990s, and worked with Babyface on hits such as Dru Hill's "These are the Times" and P!nk's "Most Girls.

Mason and Thomas began working together in 1999, with their first major production being Tyrese's single "I Like Them Girls". Since then, the duo has worked with a number of R&B performers, among them Lionel Richie, Omarion, Mario, Chris Brown, Ruben Studdard, Ne-Yo, Fantasia and more. Recently, the duo produced the soundtrack for the long-planned film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, and also produced the Aretha Franklin/Mary J. Blige collaboration "Never Gonna Break My Faith" for the Bobby soundtrack. The group recently worked with Chris Brown on a song titled "Let Me Take You Down" for his second album, Graduation.

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