| Malik B. of The Roots Memorial Thread Posted: 29 Jul 2020 05:09 PM PDT This is the official memorial thread for Malik B of The Roots. - There will be zero tolerance for disrespectful comments in this thread.
- All songs by the artist and non-news posts about the artist (e.g. reactions, tributes, etc.) should be posted within this thread, any posted outside of this thread will be removed whether or not they violate subreddit rules
Statement from The Roots: We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Basit. May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam and innovation as one of the most gifted MCs of all time. We ask that you please respect his family in our time of mourning
Coverage: - Pitchfork: Malik B., Founding Member of the Roots, Dead at 47
- Rolling Stone: Malik B Was the Quiet Heart of the Roots in the Nineties
- Complex: The Roots Founding Member Malik B. Dead at 47
- NPR: Malik B., Early Member Of The Roots, Dies At 47
- CNN: Malik B., founding member of The Roots, dead at 47
- USA Today: Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47
- NY Post: Malik B, founding member of The Roots, dead at 47
- Fox News: Malik B., rapper and founding member of The Roots, dead at 47
- Black Thought: We made a name and carved a lane together where there was none. We ressurected 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. Your steel sharpened my steel as I watched you create cadences from the ether and set them free into the universe to become poetic law, making the English language your bitch. I always wanted to change you, to somehow sophisticate your outlook and make you see that there were far more options than the streets, only to realize that you and the streets were one... and there was no way to separate a man from his true self. My beloved brother M-illitant. I can only hope to have made you as proud as you made me. The world just lost a real one. May Allah pardon you, forgive your sins and grant you the highest level of paradise.
- Don Champion: Mourning my beloved cousin today. He was so talented and had a huge heart. I still remember when he and The Roots were starting out. He'd give me and my dad their cassette tapes to listen to. I miss you already, Mailk. #RIP Red heart
- Just Blaze: Rest in power to the God Malik B. 🙏🏽
- Major Lazer: Rest in Power, Malik B. Unsung voice of many a banger
- Reef the Lost Cauze: Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Malik B, one of the greatest MC's to ever come from this city. He had his troubles for sure, but dude inspired a whole generation of us to touch the mic. Myself included. May he rest peacefully.
- R.A. The Rugged Man: Rest In Peace MALIK B of the Roots... another HipHop king gone too soon. I was privelaged to have rocked stages with him and made a dope song together. He was a good brother and an influential Philadelphia rap legend. RIP
- Planet Asia: If anybody knows me they know how I feel about the ROOTS and how I can spit MALIK B verses fluent! REST IN POWER LORD! Damn!
- Blueprint: Rest in Peace to Malik B of The Roots. "Step into The Realm" from Things Fall Apart was always one of my favorite performances from him.
DJ Premier: R.I.P. To The Homie MALIK B. [M-illitant]... An Incredible Lyricist and Street Soldier Reppin' West Oak Lane, Philly... Gone Too Soon... Thanks @jakkfrost215 For The Update... And Salute The Legendary @theroots Crew Where I First Heard You Spit Fire 🔥🙏🏾👑 Condolences To Your Family... Questlove: A lighter tale of Malik Abdul Basit As a true Bol from philly you know that one's oil game HAD to be on point. I came in this game rockin oils since age 9. Most of yall joke about me smelling like Breakfast (thx Kravitz clan) but long before my vanilla combo mastery my true graduation from basic Frankincense & Myrrh into new exotic philly jawns like "Mecca Musk" & "Somali Rose" & "Egyptian Musk" & yeah….."Money On the Street" & "Hug My Neck Aphrodisiac" Malik introduced me to that world. Even before Malik was in the Roots —-he was my oil guru. IYKYK...there is no panic like the last drop of oil w no re-up in the future. I been bugging Malik for my "$OTS" re-up. Paged him 911 (ask your parents kids) he was hard to catch but I knew I had some leverage bait this time: these were my last days interning at #RuffhouseRecords. I was everyone's plug for all free cd's/lp's & especially Kriss Kross posters for anyone's younger sibling or cousin Tim Dog's sophomore Do or Die just came out (his "I Get Wrecked" single w KRS made brief noise for a sec) & I had 6 songs from the not yet released Cypress Hill "Black Sunday" lp——that was just enough to garner a "word? BET!" confirmation from Malik to tell me that him & Mussa (remember the cat dozing off watching TV in our "Distorion" vid? Him) would scoop me in a half hour. Confused I thought it was gonna be an even exchange (having paid him upfront weeks ago at a show I thought he was gonna drop it off——ha ha ha yeah ok They arrive to my west philly house and then Malik breaks the news to me: we gotta take a trip to "Norf" to get the oils. I wasn't planning on this. But oh well. It was 3pm. Malik told me the particular fragrance I dug was a mixture of 3 import oils from Saudi Arabia (his parents often taught school there) my dad was already on his cynic "fool me once…." bag with Malik from a previous sale: "that boy tried to hustle me with Blue Nile that wasn't all the way Blue, I know Johnson's baby oil rebranded when I smell it")——Malik told me we'd have to run to grab 2 oils & then West Oak Lane for the other oil, & then to South Philly so he can mix em together. Uh…..(checks Swatch) ok. submitted by /u/HHHRobot [link] [comments] |
| Daily Discussion Thread 07/29/2020 Posted: 29 Jul 2020 06:23 AM PDT Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread! This thread is for: - objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
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| Malik B Of The Roots Has Passed Away at 47 Posted: 29 Jul 2020 11:56 AM PDT |
| Kanye Affiliates Speak About why Yandhi got Scrapped in Short Doc (Desiigner, Keyon Christ, etc) Posted: 29 Jul 2020 04:46 PM PDT What's good guys, thought this would be the relevant subreddit to share this. Totally feel free to remove if needed. I'm 20, and I run the hip hop Youtube channel called "Kids Take Over" where I get to interview a ton of rap artists. I've been a Kanye fan for the longest time and absolutely was PISSED when Yandhi didn't drop. I've been so fascinated with the leaks, that I decided to put together this short doc where I piece together why it is that Kanye REALLY never dropped Yandhi (other than Jesus Christ doing the laundry). I used my industry connections, and called up some Kanye affiliates so that they could speak on it. There's footage from me talking to Mike Dean about Kanye putting in less effort during the "Ye" era, me talking to Ronny J about Kanye postponing Yandhi to go to Africa, Pi'erre Bourne talking to me about how Kanye's Christian turn was REALLY cause he changed, and nothing fake. My favourite call was actually Desiigner (recently left G.O.O.D Music), because he had so much to get off his chest about Kanye. He talked about making "City in the Sky", and how upset he was when Yandhi got scrapped, because Kanye had him, along with so many other crazy artists in these studio session rooms, yet Kanye himself would never even show up. He then talks about how he felt used by Kanye, and not getting any attention (specifically said Kanye wouldn't even wish him a happy birthday). I have a full interview of this where he goes in way more depth coming out next week. Also, I called up Keyon Christ, who was a former producer signed to G.O.O.D Music (you probably know him from the work he did on TLOP like FML). He started telling me his thoughts on why he thinks Yandhi got scrapped, and how literally nobody knows what will make the final cut, until the actual release day. He compares this to working with Rihanna, where everyone is on the same page about every decision being made. Apparently Kanye scrapped a ton of his material for TLOP the day it dropped. Super cool guy and his music is unreal btw. Overall came to a consensus after talking to all these affiliates, that Ye's goals rn aren't to drop a dope critically acclaimed album, rather, he wants to change the entire world (building homes, running for PRESIDENT, being the only rapper to make Christian music, etc). His mind was already set on JIK during those Yandhi sessions. Hope y'all enjoy the vid, it took me over 2 months to make this and piece it together for all hip hop fans who realize how GOOD Yandhi really was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYq_gJQfIH0&feature=youtu.be submitted by /u/arshanjawaid [link] [comments] |
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