Malik B, co-founder of the legendary The Roots, dies

Malik B, co-founder of one of the best-known hip hop groups, The Roots, has died at just 47 years old, as announced by his cousin, Don Champion, on his Twitter profile, and has confirmed The Roots themselves on their profile on Instagram. The cause of his death has not been announced at the moment.

The rapper, full-name Malik Abdul Basit, founded The Roots alongside Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter in 1987, participating in the group's first four albums: Organix (1993), Do You Want More ?! !! ??! (1995), Illadelph Halflife (1996), and Things Fall Apart (1999).

In 1999 he began his solo career and returned to meet with The Roots in 2006 with whom he published ‘Game Theory’ and ‘Rising Down’.