Lateef and the Chief (sometimes stylized as Lateef & the Chief) is an American hip hop group from California. Originally known as Maroons, it consists of rapper
Lateef the Truthspeaker
Lateef Daumont, better known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, or mononymously as Lateef, is a hip hop artist from Oakland, California (United States). He is a member of several hip hop groups such as Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief, and t ...
(of
Latyrx
Latyrx is an American alternative hip hop duo consisting of Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born. The roots of their partnership lay in the formation of the Solesides collective at the University of California, Davis.
History
The crew's chart ...
) and producer
Chief Xcel
Blackalicious was an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's soulful pr ...
(of
Blackalicious
Blackalicious was an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's soulful p ...
). In 2004, the duo released their debut album, ''Maroons: Ambush''.
Members
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Lateef the Truthspeaker
Lateef Daumont, better known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, or mononymously as Lateef, is a hip hop artist from Oakland, California (United States). He is a member of several hip hop groups such as Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief, and t ...
(Lateef Daumont) – rapper
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Chief Xcel
Blackalicious was an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's soulful pr ...
(Xavier Mosley) – producer
Discography
;Albums
* ''Maroons: Ambush'' (2004)
;Singles
* "Lester Hayes" (2002)
* "Best of Me" (2004)
References
External links
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Hip hop groups from California
American musical duos
Musical groups established in 1997
Hip hop duos
Quannum Projects artists
1997 establishments in California
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