Malik Abdul Basit, a Philadelphia hip-hop vocalist who performed as Malik B. and was an early member of The Roots, has died at age 47, the group announced.
Basit — who performed as Malik B. — met founding members Tariq"Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir"Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, the group's hometown. He appeared on The Roots' first four albums, including"Illadelph Halflife" in 1996 and the 1999 breakthrough record"Things Fall Apart."
Basit struggled with substance abuse issues and left the group before returning on 2006's"Game Theory." He released one solo album and an EP in the mid-2000s.about Basit, Trotter said they"made a name a carved a lane together where there was none. We [resurrected] a city from the ashes, put it on our backs 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 gift and potential.
"I can only hope to have made you as proud as you made me," he added."The world just lost a real one."
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