Malik B, founding member of The Roots, dead at 47


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This image provided by @mpozitolbertphotography shows Malik B performing in studio. The rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. He was 47. Photo: Handout

Malik B, a rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. He was 47.

The group announced the death of the Philadelphia-born emcee in a social media post Wednesday. The cause of death was not released.

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