Bassist and composer Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, one of the earliest members of The Roots, passed away on December 16 after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer with which he…
Although the Roots were founded in 1987 by drummer/musical director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter when both were students at Philadelphia’s High School for the Creative and Performing Arts , Hubbard — pictured above with the band in 2002, second from left — and a second MC, Malik B., were next to join.
The group — a very rare-at-the-time live band featuring rappers — were leaders in the burgeoning “neo-soul” movement of the era, along with collaborators like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, and signed with Geffen Records . Hubbard maintained his role as bassist, co-composer and arranger during his 15-year tenure with The Roots, appearing on 1995’s “Do You Want More?!!!??!,” 1996’s “Illadelph Halflife,” 1999’s “Things Fall Apart” , and 2004’s “The Tipping Point.
Hubbard’s last recordings with the Roots appeared on 2006’s “Game Theory,” and he departed from the band following his 2007 cancer diagnosis. He briefly reunited with them at the 2008 annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. In 2016 he sued the Roots over a contract dispute; there was no word on a resolution, although the case was still on the Pennsylvania court dockets in 2018.
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