Malik B.

Malik B.
Malik B.
Birth name	Malik Abdul-Basit Smart
Born	November 14, 1972; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 29, 2020 (aged 47)
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper; singer; songwriter;
Years active	1987–2020
Labels	F.D.M.E; Enemy Soil;
Formerly of	The Roots

Malik Abdul Basit (November 14, 1972 – July 29, 2020), known by his stage name Malik B., was an American rapper and singer. He founded the hip hop band the Roots. He appeared on the first four albums released by the Roots. He returned as a featured artist for some later albums.

He released one EP, etitled 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. Basit was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Basit died on July 29, 2020 at the age of 47.

References

↑ Davis, Kimberly (2003) "The Roots Redefine Hip-Hop's Past", Ebony, June 2003, p. 162
↑ Shapiro, Peter (2005) The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-263-8, p. 323
↑ Gonzalez, Sandra (July 29, 2020). "Malik B., founding member of The Roots, dead at 47". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

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[Davis-1] Davis, Kimberly (2003) "The Roots Redefine Hip-Hop's Past", Ebony, June 2003, p. 162

[Shapiro-2] Shapiro, Peter (2005) The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-263-8, p. 323

[3] Gonzalez, Sandra (July 29, 2020). "Malik B., founding member of The Roots, dead at 47". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-30.