Lateef

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Lateef the Truthspeaker (born Lateef Daumont in Oakland, California) also known as The Truthspeaker or simply Lateef, is a hip-hop artist who is part of the groups Latyrx (with Lyrics Born) and Maroons AKA Lateef and the Chief (with Blackalicious' Chief Xcel). He was one of the founding members of the Solesides collective, which became Quannum Projects.^[1]

He was raised in East Oakland, where his father was security detail for the Black Panthers. His mother was a Panther medic, who was a roommate and political associate of Angela Davis. ^[1]

Fatboy Slim's hit singles "That Old Pair Of Jeans" and "Wonderful Night" feature vocals by Daumont.

He is also featured on the single "Enuff" off DJ Shadow's album "The Outsider." Other collaborations include the French outfit The General Elektrics, with whom he worked on two tracks from their release "Cliquety Kliqk" (credited on one track as Lateef, and the other as Feetal) and two tracks from Fatboy Slim's album Palookaville (Fatboy Slim album).

Lateef is currently working on his solo album "Crowd Rockers," and working with Fatboy Slim on the album "Dropping Science Fiction," a debut project from the Mighty Underdogs.^[1]

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Groups
Apsci | Blackalicious | Honeycut | Latyrx | Lifesavas | Lateef and the Chief (Maroons) | Poets of Rhythm
Members
Chief Xcel | Curumin | DJ Shadow | General Elektriks | Gift of Gab | Tommy Guerrero | Lateef the Truthspeaker | Lyrics Born | Pigeon John | Joyo Velarde
Full Length Albums
Latyrx (The Album) | The Muzapper Mixes | The Muzapper Remixes | Quannum Spectrum | Nia | Solesides Greatest Bumps | Discern/Define | Blazing Arrow | Spirit in Stone | Later That Day | Maroons:Ambush | 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up | Thanks for Asking | Achados e Perdidos | Cliquety Kliqk | Same !@#$ Different Day | The Craft | Supreme Lyricism | Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live
EPs
Melodica | A2G
Affiliated Groups or Members
Solesides