Philadelphia rapper Malik B., who was a long-time member of the iconic American rap group "The Roots," has died at the age of 47. "We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and ...

"We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Baset," The Roots wrote on Twitter Wednesday Malik Abdul Baset, one of the founding members of ...

NPR's Emily Feng recently wrapped up a reporting trip to Syria, and as Syrians celebrated the end of Bashar al-Assad's regime, she kept seeing one man's face everywhere. She wanted to know who he was, ...

One of the founding members of the Legendary Roots Crew, Malik B., has passed away. He was 47. Black Thought (née Tariq Trotter) and Questlove (née Ahmir Thompson) shared this joint statement: “It is ...

A terrorist convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 returned home to Libya to die after he was released from a Scottish prison Thursday. The decision outraged some relatives of the 270 people ...

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. No cause of death was announced; he was 47. “It is ...