Malik B Passed Away!

Malik B passed away. The founding member of Philadelphia rap group The Roots died on Wednesday.

Malik B, one of the founding members of The Roots has passed away at the age of 47.

The Philadelphia-based group had announced the death of Malik B on Wednesday. The cause of his death was not released at present time.

We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Basit. May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam and innovation as one of the most gifted MCs of all time. We ask that you please respect his family in our time of mourning pic.twitter.com/NVHtb2CFWP

— The Roots (@theroots) July 29, 2020

Born Malik Abdul Basit, Malik B was a major contributor to the group, which included Questlove? (Ahmir Thompson) and Black Thought (Tariq Trotter). He appeared on four albums before departing the group in 1999. The group won its first Grammy the following year.



The Roots are the official house band of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

The Roots paid homage to Malik B for his rap talents and spiritual faith.





"We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Basit," the group said on social media. "May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam and innovation as one of the gifted MCs of all time. We ask that you please respect his family in our time our mourning."

Malik B returned as a featured guest on the group's 2006 album Game Theory and Rising Down in 2008. As a solo artist, he released two studio albums named Street Assault and Unpredictable.

Malik B was an American rapper and singer who was a founding member of The Roots.

The Roots is considered one of the most iconic rap groups of all time.

He appeared on the first four albums released by the Roots, before departing the group. He returned as a featured artist for some later albums. He released one EP, entitled Psychological, on emcee Haak Blast's publishing company Future Blast Publishing. He also released two studio albums, Street Assault (2005) and Unpredictable (2015) with Mr. Green.

The Roots are an American hip hop band, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.

The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip-hop featuring live musical instruments and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them "Hip-hop's first legitimate band."

In addition to the band's music, several members of The Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians' albums and live shows.