Malik B.

Malik Abdul Basit (November 14, 1972 – July 29, 2020), known by his stage name Malik B., was an American rapper and singer. He founded the hip hop band the Roots. He appeared on the first four albums released by the Roots. He returned as a featured artist for some later albums. 
He released one EP, etitled "Psychological", on emcee Haak Blast's publishing company Future Blast Publishing. He also released two studio albums: "Street Assault" (2005) and "Unpredictable" (2015) with Mr. Green. Basit was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Basit died on July 29, 2020 at the age of 47.