Malik Abdul Basit, a rapper, singer and founding member of The Roots, has died, according to a statement posted on the group’s verified Twitter account. He was 47.

He is best known for his recitation of Sura Al-Fatiha, ... Abdul Basit was greatly influenced by the famous reciter Muhammad Rifat and used to walk miles to listen to his recitations on the radio.

On death row for murder, Pakistani paraplegic Abdul Basit was minutes from being hanged before a last-minute delay saved his life - for now. M Ilyas Khan reports.

Malik Abdul Basit (aka Malik B.), a rapper, singer and longtime member of The Roots, died Wednesday. He was 47. The Roots announced Basit’s death in a statement on the group’s verified Twitter ...

Malik Abdul Basit "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.

Malik Abdul Basit "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.

Malik B, whose real name is Malik Abdul Basit, was a major contributor to the group, which includes Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter. He appeared on four albums ...

A disabled man in Pakistan faces the possibility of being hanged in his wheelchair, after he lost the use of his legs due to tuberculosis. 43-year-old Abdul Basit was convicted of murder in 2009.

Abdul Basit, 43, has been paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair since contracting meningitis in prison in 2010, said Sara Belal, a lawyer at the Justice Project Pakistan legal aid group.

On death row for murder, Pakistani paraplegic Abdul Basit was minutes from being hanged before a last-minute delay saved his life - for now. M Ilyas Khan reports.