Lathan was the executive producer and director of the stand-up comedy special ' written by and starring comedian Dave Chappelle. It was Chappelle's first hour-long HBO special, and premiered in 2000. Lathan would go on to produce and direct several more of Chappelle's specials, including "For What It's Worth", which was produced in 2004 for Showtime. In 2017, Lathan produced and directed four Chappelle specials for Netflix: "The Bird Revelation", "Equanimity", "The Age of Spin", and "Deep in the Heart of Texas". He also produced and directed Chappelle's fifth Netflix special, ', which was released in 2019.