Originally affiliated with
the Likwit Crew,
Declaime debuted on
tha Alkaholiks' second album,
Coast II Coast, and also appeared on
Lootpack's
Soundpieces before releasing his own solo work. His first release,
Ill Mind Muzik, was a six-track EP produced by
Madlib and released by Goodvibe in 1999. His debut full-length,
Andsoitisaid, then followed in 2001, again produced by
Madlib and featuring West Coast hip-hop MCs such as
Rasco and
Lootpack. In 2004,
Conversations with Dudley, an album that bridged his two musical identities (that of
Declaime and
Dudley Perkins), came out. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide