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Do or Die member Belo is preparing to drop his debut solo album The Truth on The Legion Records label through Asylum/WEA.

Scheduled for an October 17th release, the set features the single “Exclusive” featuring Johnny P and includes special guest appearances from Ric Jilla, Crucial Conflict, Malik Yusef, OutLaws and more.

Belo spoke on the meaning behind the album’s title.

“I picked The Truth because a lot of the stuff I wanted to express I couldn’t express when I was doing albums with Do or Die,” Belo said. “I wanted to touch on some topics that were real truthful, that were really real, as to why I call it The Truth.”

Belo also talked about finally being able to explore his spiritual side.

“I had never gotten a chance to touch on my personal spirituality. A lot of people don’t know that side of me because they hear me rapping laid-back and smooth. I have done a lot on the streets, but they don’t know the street side and the stuff that I’ve gone through in life.”

The Chicago native tackles an assortment of topics on the set including terrorist attacks on America, the war in Iraq and the inadequecies of the Bush administration.

Thanks to Langston over at Think Tank for the info.

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