Lateef the Truthspeaker | |
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Birth name | Lateef Kenneth Daumont |
Also known as | Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lateef, Lateef the Truth Speaker, Feetal |
Born | Oakland, California | September 28, 1975
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation | Rapper |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Quannum Projects, Solesides |
Website | lateefthetruthspeaker |
Lateef Kenneth Daumont, better known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, or mononymously as Lateef, is an American hip hop artist from Oakland, California. He is a member of several hip hop groups such as Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief, and The Mighty Underdogs. [1] He was a member of the SoleSides collective, and is a founding member of SoleSides' successor crew Quannum Projects. [2]
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. [2] He is of African American and Puerto Rican descent. [3]
He has released several mixtapes such as Ahead of the Curve (2007), [4] Truth Is Love (2009), [5] and Truth at Sea (2011). [6]
His solo debut album, Firewire , was released in 2011. [7] It features contributions from Chief Xcel, Del the Funky Homosapien, the Grouch, Lyrics Born, Dan the Automator and DJ Shadow. [8] [9] He was also featured on the songs "Wonderful Night", "Champion Sound" and "That Old Pair of Jeans" by Fatboy Slim.
Solo albums
Latyrx (Lateef with Lyrics Born)
Other collaboration albums