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 |
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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