BREAKING: Rapper Malik B Of The Roots Dead At 47 (BLACK THOUGHT Speaks)

What's going breaking news some sad news The music world faced an incalculable loss today with the report that Philadelphia rapper Malik B founding member of The Roots had passed away at the age of 47 the news was initially confirmed on Twitter by both Malik's cousin former CBS News correspondent Don champion and fellow Philadelphian Reef the lost cauze a close friend and collaborator of the roots MC who is well known in the 2000 as a member of underground rap supergroup born Malik Abdul baset in Philadelphia in 1972 Malik B was added to the roots the head of the release of their 1993 debut Organics and subsequently appeared on three of the band succeeding albums do you want more Things Fall Apart.

Rapper Malik B Of The Roots Dead At 47

He left the group along with several other longtime members ahead of the roots V album chronology Black Thought dedicated the phrenology track water to Malik B detailing their meeting and his addition to the roots Malik had guest verses on Game Theory and rising down the band 7th and 8th Studio albums in 2006 and 2008 Twitter was quickly flooded with messages expressing condolences to the rapper's family and fond remembrances of his contributions to hip-hop's Rich tapestry collaborators like Reef in mr. green and Piers like jail I've shared videos and links to his standout performances while saying goodbye to the rap pioneer as of presstime the roots fellow Founders have yet to respond to the news.

We don't have any details this time as to exactly what happened but black thought for the Post upon his Instagram reacting to the situation I wanted to share with you, so Black Thought Instagram put this picture up it says :

Black Thought instagram

“we made a name and Coeur d'Alene together where there was none we resurrected the city From the Ashes put it on our bags and called it illadelph in Friendly competition with you from day one I always felt as if I possessed only a mere fraction of your true gifted you're still sharpen my steel as I watched you create Cadence's from The Ether and set them free into the universe to become political law making the English language your b**** I always wanted to change you to somehow sophisticate your outlook and make you see that there were far more options than the streets only to realize that you and the streets were one and there was no way to separate a man from his true self my beloved brother and militant I can only hope to have made you as proud as you made me the world just lost a real one may Allah parting you forgive your sins and Grant you the highest level of paradise”.

So for me personally this is a tragic sad loss I believe B a super super dope lyrical MC The Roots When I was probably 15 years old 15 or 16 draft illadelph Half-Life and ever since then it was no turning back as far as my love and appreciation for the roots I seen them in concert multiple times when they came to my city I have a lot of respect for them as emcees as hip hop Legends in the game without question the roots are legendary crew this is a sad loss definitely as soon as we get more information to exactly what the cause of death.