Latyrx

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Latyrx
Background information
Origin	San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Solesides
Members	Lateef the Truthspeaker Lyrics Born

Latyrx is an American alternative hip-hop duo consisting of Lateef and Lyrics Born.^[1][2][3] The partnership grew from the Solesides collective at the University of California, Davis.

The crew’s charter members—, including DJ Shadow and the future Blackalicious’ team—, were all involved in student radio and shared a similar approach to hip-hop. Lateef and Lyrics Born initially recorded as solo artists under the name Asia Born; the latter released the first single on the Solesides label, “Send Them,” in early 1993.^[4]

The first Latyrx release came in 1996 as the B-side of Lateef’s solo single “The Wreckoning.” For the track, also called “Latyrx,” both MCs recorded completely different raps played back simultaneously. More solo releases followed that year;— Lateef cut “The Quickening (The Wreckoning, Pt. II)” with DJ Shadow on production, and Lyrics Born produced his own 12” release, “Balcony Beach” backed with “Burnt Pride.” Most of these solo tracks and some new material appeared on the duo’s debut LP, The Album, released in 1997.^{[citation needed]}

DJ Shadow produced four tracks on The Album. The album received positive reviews for its electronic-flavored production and the distinctive flows of both rappers. It was followed closely by the Muzapper's Mixes EP, which contained the single “Lady Don’t Tell No.” Muzapper’s Remixes appeared in 1998, but The Album was reissued briefly in 1999 before going out of print. Meanwhile, Solesides was reconfigured into a new label, Quannum Projects, and the collective officially changed its name to Quannum. Latyrx did not record much material during this time, but appeared on “8 Point Agenda,” a 1999 single by The Herbaliser, and contributed new material to the Quannum Spectrum compilation that year.^{[citation needed]}

Lateef and Lyrics Born went on to solo projects, the former with Blackalicious’ Chief Xcel and Fatboy Slim. Lyrics Born released two solo albums on Quannum Projects before signing in 2006 to Epitaph Records.^{[citation needed]}

Lyrics Born announced on his website in February–March 2007 via a podcast that a new Latyrx album would be released after his next solo project. The album, titled The Second Album, was released in 2013 on Latyramid Records and received mixed reviews.^{[citation needed]}

Albums

• The Album (1997)
• The Second Album (2013)^[5]

EPs

• The Muzapper Mixes EP (1997)
• Disconnection (2012)

Remix albums

• The Muzapper Mixes (1997)

Compilations

• Latyrical Madness Volume 1 (2012)

Live albums

• Latyrx: Live at Google (2012)

Singles

• "Lady Don't Tek No" (1997)

• SoleSides site
• Official Quannum (formerly Solesides) site
• Official Lyrics Born site