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When did Lateef the Truthspeaker start making music?

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Lateef the Truthspeaker's first song “The Quickening (The Wreckoning Part II)” released on August 25, 1997.


Lateef the Truthspeaker (born Lateef Daumont) is a rapper of African American and Puerto Rican descent, based in Oakland, California. He is a member of several rap groups including Latyrx (with Lyrics Born), Lateef & the Chief (with Chief XCel) and The Mighty Underdogs. He was also a founding member of the Solesides collective and label. 
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