Lateef the Truthspeaker facts for kids

Lateef Kenneth Daumont, known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, is a hip hop artist from Oakland, California. He is a talented rapper and a member of several music groups. These groups include Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief, and The Mighty Underdogs. He was also part of the SoleSides music group and helped start Quannum Projects.

Life and Music Career

Lateef grew up in East Oakland. His father worked as security for the Black Panthers, a group that worked for civil rights for African Americans. His mother was a medic for the Panthers and worked with Angela Davis on political ideas. Lateef has both African American and Puerto Rican family roots.

He has released several music collections called mixtapes. Some of these include Ahead of the Curve (2007), Truth Is Love (2009), and Truth at Sea (2011).

Lateef's first solo album, Firewire, came out in 2011. Many other artists helped him on this album. These include Chief Xcel, Del the Funky Homosapien, the Grouch, Lyrics Born, Dan the Automator, and DJ Shadow. He also sang on popular songs like "Wonderful Night" and "That Old Pair of Jeans" by Fatboy Slim.

Music Releases

Lateef has released many albums and songs both by himself and with other groups.

Solo Albums

• Firewire (2011)

Albums with Latyrx

Latyrx is a group Lateef formed with Lyrics Born.

• The Album (1997)
• The Muzappers Mixes (1998)
• The Second Album (2013)

Other Group Albums

Lateef has also worked on albums with other music groups:

• Spectrum (1999) with Quannum (Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Gift of Gab, and Lyrics Born)
• Ambush (2004) with Chief Xcel as Maroons
• Droppin' Science Fiction (2008) with The Mighty Underdogs (Gift of Gab & Headnodic)
• All of This (2020) with Roots and Tings (Jah Yzer and Winstrong)
• The Strangers (2023) with The Strangers (Leeroy and Hervé Salters)

Mixtapes and EPs

• Latyrx (1997) (EP by Latyrx)
• Ahead of the Curve (2007) (mixtape with Z-Trip)
• Truth Is Love (2009) (mixtape with DJ D-Sharp)
• Truth at Sea (2011) (mixtape with Somehow at Sea and DJ D-Sharp)

Songs with Other Artists

Lateef has been featured on many songs by other artists. Here are a few examples:

• Blackalicious - "Deep in the Jungle" from Melodica (1994)
• DJ Shadow - "Mashin' on the Motorway" from The Private Press (2002)
• Lyrics Born - "The Last Trumpet" from Later That Day (2003)
• Fatboy Slim - "Wonderful Night" from Palookaville (2004)
• Stateless - "This Language" from Stateless (2007)
• The BPA - "So Fukt" from I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (2009)