BREAKING: The Roots' Malik B. has died
Drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter were both students at the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.He met the group, who was originally called eventually hooked up with the Square Roots duo, while Ahmir and Tariq were playing on the city's famous South Street.
Eventually, the group lost the “Square” from their name, relocated to London, and dropped their independent 1993 debut, Organix.Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images They began getting noticed as both a hip-hop ensemble that also played live instruments, which was then very unique.He left the group due to substance abuse problems but occasionally appeared on later albums.
Since leaving the group, Malik released one independent solo album, Street Assault, in 2005, and an EP, “Psychological” in 2006. He was also featured on Roots alum Dice Raw’s Reclaiming the Dead album, Maylay Sparks' 2004 Graymatter and an album with Mr. Green, entitled Unpredictable in 2015.
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