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Nappy Roots

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A bearded man in a black hat and dark coat holds a striped white tallit before a graffiti-covered building wall.

FeaturesOn The Road Again: Four Months Of COVID-19 Madness & One Bike Accident Later, Kosha Dillz Is On A MissionGoing from doing at least 80 live shows a year (with everyone from Mos Def to Nappy Roots) to performing for a six-year-old’s backyard birthday party in Arvada, Colorado is just one of the many ways the coronavirus pandemic has impacted his typically flourishing career, but Kosha Dillz is a rare breed. With 16 years of sobriety under his belt (to the day) he must guard his recovery like he guards his life, something that’s even more challenging when you’re immersed in the music industry.Kyle Eustice · Jul 31, 2020

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FeaturesHome Is Where The Hip-Hop Is: Nappy Roots On The Greeley Stampede Free Stage“You can drop us anywhere in Colorado,” Nappy Roots emcee Fish Scales says. “We bring entertaining hip-hop to people who otherwise wouldn’t see a hip-hop show.” The Kentucky rappers play The Greeley Stampede on July 5th at the free Extraction Stage, adding: “I definitely am country.”Dan England · Jun 26, 2019

Performer in a red beanie and sunglasses raises an arm under red stage lights, with a crowd behind him.

Concert PhotosNappy Roots @ The Moxi Theatre 4/20/15[vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” grid_id=”vc_gid:1491963685826-85ca51ff-57d3-10″ include=”13044,13045,13046,13047,13048,13049,13050,13051,13052,13053,13054,13055,13056,13057″][/vc_column][/vc_row]BandWagon Magazine · Apr 21, 2015

Nappy Roots performing at the Moxi Theatre: two performers sing into mics as a DJ works a laptop behind them.

Concert PhotosNappy Roots @ The Moxi Theatre , January 9th 2014BandWagon Magazine · Jan 10, 2015 FeaturesRecreational Marijuana In Garden City Means Music and Munchies For All on 4/20“420,” pronounced “four-twenty,” has established itself quite definitively in the pop culture zeitgeist as a blanket term for all things marijuana, spawning everything from…Christopher Sheridan · Apr 10, 2014

Four men pose against a black backdrop wearing hats, sunglasses, and chains, with fists raised.

FeaturesNappy Roots: Mile High Club TourAsk Skinny DeVille what he likes most about Colorado, and he’ll provide a simple, honest answer: the views, the people and the marijuana.BandWagon Magazine · Jan 10, 2014