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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, ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘Cowboy Post Malone’ Partners With Kim Kardashian — And Fans Can’t Forget His Rapper Roots

Post Malone is the new face of Kim Kardashian's SKIMS brand. And it has fans reminiscing on how the pop star got his start in rap music. Post Malone’s latest collaboration with Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS ...
Texarkana Gazette

Mars Co-Op, rapper who recorded with the Roots, has died

PHILADELPHIA -- 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 ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Ex-Nappy Roots Rapper R. Prophet Says Cops Beat Him Like A Slave [PHOTOS] - Page 4

Let this be a warning for rappers; you aren’t winning a fight with the cops. Ex-Nappy Roots rapper R. Prophet caught a vicious fade on 4/20 at the hands of Kentucky police and has shared graphic ...