Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots | |
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Nappy Roots performing at the 2004 NBA All-Star Jam Session in Los Angeles | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern hip-hop |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Atlantic Nappy Roots Entertainment Group Fontana Distribution AVJ Records |
| Members | Skinny DeVille B. Stille Ron Clutch Fish Scales |
| Past members | R. Prophet Big V |
| Website | NappyRoots.com |
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap group. The group met in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1995 while attending Western Kentucky University. They have worked with Rob Run Corleone of Empire Distribution. On the South Rituals mixtape. They are best known for their hit singles "Po' Folks", "Awnaw", "Roun' The Globe" and "Good Day". The group consists of Milledgeville, Georgia, native Fish Scales and Kentucky natives Skinny DeVille, B. Stille and Ron Clutch.
R. Prophet exited the group in 2006, followed by Big V, who left in 2012 to focus on their solo careers.