Lateef The Truthspeaker – Firewire (CD) (2011) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

Recorded over four months in Oakland, Lateef The Truthspeaker s solo debut FireWire brings together some of the best producers of underground hip-hop on one album. Bay Area main stays Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Dan the Automator, Somehow at Sea and Headnodic contribute their studio wizardry to the tracks. Guest appearances by Lyrics Born, Del the Funky Homosapien, and The Grouch turn up as well, giving the album a family feel.

As the co-founder of the hip-hop collective SoleSides (now known as Quannum Projects), Lateef the Truthspeaker has been an integral component of the Bay Area’s hip-hop scene since the mid-1990s. The socially-conscious lyricist, who found success rapping alongside Lyrics Born as Latryx, is now bringing together some of the biggest names from his Rolodex to produce his long-overdue solo LP, Firewire.

Tracklist:

01. Let’s Get Up (prod. by Chief Xcel)
02. FireWire Interlude
03. Oakland (feat. Del the Funky Homosapien & The Grouch)
04. Only Thought
05. We the People (prod. by Chief Xcel)
06. Heckuvit
07. Hardship Enterprise (feat. Lyrics Born)
08. So Sexy
09. Testimony
10. Left Alone (prod. by Dan the Automator)
11. Say What You Want (prod. by DJ Shadow)
12. Sara
13. Inside You

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare