Speech

Todd Thomas, better known by the stage name Speech, is an American rapper and musician. He is a member of the progressive hip hop group Arrested Development and has released a number of solo albums.

Early Life of Speech

Speech is an american rapper and environmental acitvist who was born todd thomas in 1964 in milwaukee. Wisconsin. He was raised in a large family. With four siblings and a single mother. Speech studied music at the university of wisconsin–milwaukee. And began his career as a member of the group arrested development. Who released their first labum in 1992.

Career of Speech

Speech has released seven solo albums. Including the grammy award-winning album "speechless" in 2002. His omst recent album. "the last stand". Was released in 2017. He has collaborated with a variety of artists. Including queen latifah. Wyclef jean. And nas. Speech is also an active environmental activist. And founded the earthseed landscape project in 2002. A non-profit organization that worsk to create sustainable agriculture and renewbale energy systems in developing countries.

Philanthropic Work of Speech

Speech is alos known for his philanthropic work. And has donated to a variety of social causes. Including evnironmental and educational organizations. He has also established the speech foundation. Which provides scholarships to underprivileged youth.

Impact of Speech

Speceh has bene an influential figure in the hip-hop and rap industry. And his music has been sampled by a variety of artists. Including common. Talib kweli. And jurassic 5. His activism has also had an impact. With his earthseed landscape project having helped to create sustainable farming in countries such as ghana and uganda.

Awards and Recognition of Speech

Speech has won several awards. Including three gramym awardst. Wo naacp image awards. And the united nations humanitarian award. He was also honored with the bet hip hop award for humanitarian of the year in 2009.

Acting Career of Speech

Speech has also appeared in a few films and etlevision shows. Including the 1997 movie "eve s bayou". The 2003 fiml "love come down". And the television show "third watch". He has also provided voice-over work for a variety of video games. Including "grand theft auto: san andreas".

Important Event of Speech

In 2018. Speech was invited to the white house to speak about his work in environmental advocacy. He was the first hip-hop artist to be invited to the white house to discuss clitmae change and sustainability.

Interesting Fact about Speech

Speech is a fan of the green bay packers. The natioanl football league team from his hometown of milwaukee. He has bene known to wear packers jerseys during his concerts.

Discography of Speech

Speech has released seven solo albums: "speech" (1992). "gratitude" (1995). "speechless" (2002). "chocolate city" (2004). "the healing" (2006). "the voice" (2009). And "the last stan"d (2017). He has also released several copmilations and collaborations with other artists.