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Lateef the Truthspeaker

Lateef the Truthspeaker
Birth name Lateef Daumont
Also known as Lateef
The Truthspeaker
Born Oakland, California
Genres Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1996–present
Labels Quannum Projects
Associated acts Chief Xcel
DJ Shadow
Gift of Gab
Lyrics Born
Fatboy Slim
Website quannum.com/lateef/

Lateef Daumont, better known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, or mononymously as Lateef, is an underground hip hop artist from Oakland, California. He is a member of several underground hip hop groups such as Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief and The Mighty Underdogs. He was one of the founding members of the Solesides collective, which became Quannum Projects.

Lateef was raised in East Oakland, where his father was security detail for the Black Panthers. His mother, a Panther medic, was a roommate and political associate of Angela Davis. He is of African American and Puerto Rican descent.

He has released several mixtapes such as Ahead of the Curve (2007),Truth Is Love (2009), and Truth at Sea (2011).

His solo debut album, Firewire, was released in 2011. It features contributions from Chief Xcel, Del the Funky Homosapien, The Grouch, Lyrics Born, Dan the Automator and DJ Shadow.


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