Malik B.

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hip hop musician human rapper songwriter

Malik B. was an American rapper and founding member of the influential hip hop band The Roots, known for his complex lyricism and contributions to the group’s early sound.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hip hop musician → human → rapper → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	2020 →
activeYearsStart	early 1990s →
alsoKnownAs	Malik → Malik Abdul Basit →
associatedAct	Mr. Green → The Roots →
basedIn	Philadelphia →
birthName	Malik Abdul Basit →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1972-11-14 →
dateOfDeath	2020-07-29 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
fieldOfWork	hip hop music → music →
genre	alternative hip hop → hip hop →
hasInfluenceOn	underground hip hop →
instrument	vocals →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	The Roots →
name	Malik B. →
notableFor	complex lyricism → contributions to the early sound of The Roots →
notableSong	Clones → Distortion to Static → Proceed → Respond/React →
notableWork	Do You Want More?!!!??! → Illadelph Halflife → Organix → Things Fall Apart →
occupation	rapper → songwriter →
partOf	early lineup of The Roots →
placeOfBirth	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia → United States of America →
release	Street Assault → Unpredictable →
religion	Islam →
Unpredictable	is a collaborative album with Mr. Green →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Organix → Rising Down →	featuresArtist
The Roots →	formerMember
Do You Want More?!!!??! →	mainPerformer
Malik B. →	name