Malik B.(November 14, 1972 – July 29, 2020) was a founding member of The Roots and was an American rapper & singer. Before departing with the groups he made an appearance on the first 4 albums released by The Roots. Later on, he went back as a featured artist for some albums.
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10 facts about Malik B
- Malik full name is Malik Abdul Basit and was born on Nov 14, 1972, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 47 years on July 29, 2020.
- He has released many albums like one EP, entitled Psychological and also Street Assault (2005) and Unpredictable (2015) with Mr. Green.
- Black Thought one of his closest friends dedicated a song named ‘Water’ in the album ‘phrenology’. He described in the song how they met each other and how was the idea of The Root was developed.
- After leaving The Root he made an appearance on the seventh album of the group which was released in August 2006. He made an appearance on the 3 tracks including the title ‘Game Theory’, ‘In The Music’ and ‘Here I Come’.
- Malik B died on July 29,2020. His death report was posted by his cousin Don Champion on Twitter. However, his death cause is still not revealed.
- Mr.Green who was the collaborator of Malik also tweeted on his death on July 29 ‘rip to the great Malik, this one hurts’. Mr.Green had worked with Malik on the 2015 album ‘unpredictable’.
- Malik B did not reveal anything about his wife, family, and his girlfriend. Therefore, no information is there about his personal details on the internet.
- He had 14k followers in his Instagram and also he last posted on his Instagram 4 weeks ago.
- Although the real cause of death is not revealed we are searching for the information and will update as soon as we get information about the cause of his death.
- Rapper Jack Frost also on Maliks death on Facebook by saying ‘lived a rough life battle addiction’ furthermore he added ‘ask Allah to forgive his sins and give him a comfortable grave amen’.
Facts of Malik Abdul Basit
Name | Malik Abdul Basit |
Birthday | November 14, 1972 |
Age | 47 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Rapper |