A.D. Amorosi Malik Abdul Baset, an early member of The Roots who performed on the group’s first four albums, has died, a rep for the group confirmed to Variety.
He was 47.“It is with heavy hearts and tearful eyes that we regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Baset,” founding members Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter“ said in a statement. “May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam, His loving brotherhood and His innovation as one of the most gifted MCs of all time.
We ask that you please respect his family and extended family in our time of mourning such a great loss.”The Roots formed in 1987 in Philadelphia, when drummer Thompson and rapper.
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