Nappy Roots
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| Nappy Roots | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Hip hop | |
| Years active | 1995–present | |
| Label(s) | Atlantic (2001-2004) New Money Records (2006-present) |
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| Website | NappyRoots.com | |
| Members | ||
| Skinny DeVille B. Stille Ron Clutch Big V R. Prophet Fishscales |
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Nappy Roots are an American hip hop sextet that originated in Kentucky in 1995, best known for their hit 2002 single "Po'Folks". Their music can be categorized as alternative Southern rap.
The members of the group met while studying at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The group consists of Oakland, California native R. Prophet, Milledgeville, Georgia native Fishscales and Kentucky natives Skinny DeVille, B. Stille, Ron Clutch, Big V. Their debut album Country Fried Cess was released in 1999. Eventually, they were signed to the major label Atlantic Records and rose to fame with their first album on the label, 2002's Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz. The album featured the singles "Headz up", "Awnaw" (whose remix featured Marcos Curiel) and "Po' Folks" (featuring Anthony Hamilton). They were each honoured with the title of Kentucky Colonel and Governor of Kentucky Paul E. Patton declared September 16, 2002 as "Nappy Roots Day". [1]
Their next album Wooden Leather, released in 2003, featured the singles "Roun' the Globe". which was featured on Madden 2004, and "Sick and Tired" (featuring Anthony Hamilton). After that album, they left Atlantic and went back to being independent artists. However in 2007 there has been news that they have signed a deal with Universal Music. [2]
Thier next album, entitled "The Humdinger" will be released in Summer 2007. [3]
Nappy Roots also worked on the soundtrack of the film "The Ladykillers" by Joel and Ethan Coen.
R. Prophet's upcoming single, produced by and featuring Mannie Fresh, "Run Tell the DJ" headlines Prophet's new solo album "The Voice," also due in 2007 through Ghost Music. [4].
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
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Wooden Leather |
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The Humdinger |
[edit] Awards & nominations
[edit] 2002
- 2002 MTV Video Music Award nomination for the MTV2 Award for "Awnaw" - shared nomination with Jazze Pha [5]
[edit] 2003
- 2003 American Music Award nominations for Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Hip-Hop/R&B and Favorite New Artist - Hip-Hop/R&B [6]
- 2003 Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Po' Folks" - shared nomination with Anthony Hamilton and Best Long Form Music Video for "The World According to Nappy" - shared nomination with Gloria Gabriel, director; David Anthony [7]
- 2003 Soul Train Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for "Awnaw" [8]
