Nappy Roots stays true to their Southern-rap sound and their roots with new music

Southern-rap group Nappy Roots always “keeps it Nappy,” and their trek to Wyoming’s capital city on Friday will be no ...
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Roots rapper Black Thought looks back on 10 years of ‘The Tonight Show’ — and three decades of hip-hop impact: ‘We changed the game’

The Roots will headline a SummerStage show from "the heart of the city" -- Central Park -- on Friday night in NYC. For Roots rapper Black Thought, the pastoral pleasure of playing SummerStage in ...
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Nappy Roots rapper robbed at gunpoint, kidnapped and shot while leaving brewery he owns

A Nappy Roots rapper was robbed at gunpoint outside his Atlanta brewery Wednesday, police and the group said. Rapper Fish Scales, whose real name is Melvin Adams, was leaving Atlantucky Brewery, ...
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Nappy Roots Rapper Fish Scales Recovering After Being Shot and Kidnapped in Atlanta

Fish Scales, one of the founding members of Nappy Roots, is recovering from injuries sustained during a Wednesday night ambush. The Atlanta Police Department confirmed the incident took place at ...
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3 Deep Cuts From The Roots That Any Rap Fan Can Bob Their Head To

For early fans of the Philadelphia-born rap group The Roots, it might seem impossible to believe just how well-known and popular the band has become. Led by Questlove and Black Thought, The Roots are ...
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Experimental UK Rapper Releases New Album

British rapper Roots Manuva continues to spread the south-London hip-hop sound with his eighth studio album, 4Everevolution. Roots Manuva’s experimental hip-hop sound helped define a generation of ...
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Mars Co-Op, rapper who recorded with The Roots, has died

Mars Co-Op, the Philadelphia rapper known for the standout verse he contributed to The Roots’ song “Clones” from 1996, has died. His death last week was confirmed on Sunday by Dice Raw, the Philly ...