Ugly Duckling is a hip hop group that formed in 1993 in Long Beach, California.. The group's style is alternative hip hop, Most of their songs follow the creed that hip hop is about having fun and often mock the clichéd gangsta emcees who dominate the mainstream
Being heavily influenced by old school hip hop, it conforms to the original basics of hip hop music: turntablism and MCing. The group's DJ, Young Einstein, forms the backbone of the group: he is renowned for performing very complex scratches both on the record and live, unlike in most modern hip hop where the DJ has been pushed to the back in order to emphasize the emcee.
Their song "Smack" was featured on Tony Hawk's Project 8 game and also on skater Paul Rodriguez Jr.'s Footage soundtrack.
Their song "Get On This" was featured in the movie "Boiler Room".
Their song "Turn It Up" was featured in the movie "Eurotrip".