Nappy Roots Biography

Nappy Roots began making music together at a local record shop-cum-studio named ET's Music and released their full-length debut Country Fried Cess in 1998. Drawn to the group's distinctive twist on Southern bounce the major labels began flocking and they eventually signed to Atlantic.Their label debut Watermelon Chicken and Gritz was released in 2002 and the follow-up Wooden Leather arrived one year later. After several delays the group released its anticipated album The Humdinger in August 2008; it was the first not to feature R. Prophet who had left the group to pursue a solo career. Their second album as a quintet The Pursuit of Nappyness was issued two years later. Their fifth effort 2011's Nappy Dot Org was a collaboration with famed Atlanta production team Organized Noize. While they released a mixtape in 2012 titled Nappy Roots Presents Sh!ts Beautiful the group would not return until 2015 with the release of album six The 40 Akerz Project. A sequel arrived in 2017 and featured guests like Ashley Rose Gareth Asher ForteBowie Jarren Benton and more.

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