Nick Andre - Lateef The Truth Speaker Experimental Slap

Limited to 200 copies.

This one was a trip.

Constructed mostly during the pandemic, this record was made during a time of great change, turmoil, and personal revelation. It was composed with fun and love, as well as terror and tragedy. It is emotional, intelligent and irreverent. And while we’ve never really been for the drama…there is some drama.

That is because this album is a reflection of the time it was recorded. Personal and political. Intense polarization and isolation, coupled with extreme communal connection and service. Humanity in the face of death. Drinking and smoking and whatever-the-fuck-you-want-to-do- while staring longingly into the void…rides right alongside deep healing, self-care and rest.

And it’s all true.

This record was only made possible by the support of our community. It’s is a unique sound, its scope deepened by the contributions of peers, friends, brothers and sisters from our shared soil. In a lot of ways, the project is an ode to them: an ode to the time- and times- these incredible artists lived in the same place and time, mostly in California, and then, mostly in the Bay Area.

Two of those strongest supports were lost during the making of this album.

We dedicate this work to our brothers, Timothy Parker AKA The Gift of Gab of Blackalicious/The Mighty Underdogs/Quannum, and Steve Gaines AKA Zumbi of Zion I. We hope our new ancestors approve of our carrying their message to the people.

Nick Andre & myself, Lateef the Truthspeaker, hope you enjoy the music.

And, if you like it, we invite you to turn the other cheek.