High Science (Malik B and Dj Easeback)

Malik Abdul Basit is a hip-hop artist who was a member of The Roots from the early 1990s to their 2000-2001 tour.[1][2] He has released one EP, entitled Psychological on emcee Haak Blast's publishing company "Future Blast Publishing". Malik B aka Malik Blunt, is a rapper who appeared on the first three albums released by The Roots.
On The Roots' album Phrenology, Black Thought dedicated a song to Malik B entitled "Water". The song details how Thought and Malik B met one another and eventually became essential in the development of the Roots.
On The Roots' seventh studio album, Game Theory, released in August 2006, Malik B returned to the group,[3] appearing on three tracks, including the title "Game Theory" (track 3, listed as 116 on North American releases), "In The Music" (track 5, listed as 118 on North American releases), and "Here I Come" (track 8, listed as 121 on North American releases). The nature of his relationship with the group was indicated by the fact that his tracks were billed as "featuring Malik B". In the liner notes, The Roots thanked Malik B, adding the statement: "Welcome Home". Malik B is also featured on two of the tracks on The Roots' 2008 album Rising Down, "I Can't Help It" and "Lost Desire".
Malik B was featured on MC Solaar's 1994 album Prose Combat in a smashing duet with the French/Senegalese rapper.
Malik B also released a solo project entitled Street Assault which was created by Malik B and F.D.M.E's Emcee Haak Blast to start a buzz for Malik B's solo recordings. However, it became bigger than expected. Because of "Street Assault and the Psychological EP", Malik B has been featuring on The Roots albums since Game Theory (though he was once a permanent member since joining up with Black Thought and Questlove back in their college days, featuring on the albums, Do You Want More?!!!??!, Illadelph Halflife and Things Fall Apart).

Dj Easeback grew up in the Logan section of North Philly. He began fully embracing every aspect of the hip hop culture as a local dancer and rapper but it wasn’t until he started assisting local DJ’s at neighborhood house parties that the connection was made and his journey of becoming a profoundly innovative hip-hop producer began.
The understanding of production as an art was key. Ease viewed himself as an artist and began taking in every aspect of the production art form. He was a permanent fixture at most local studio sessions including ‘Shadsious’ (Jive, signed early 90’s) and Three Times Dope (Jive, signed late 80’s). He furthered his knowledge by enrolling at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, as a Multimedia Communications major. It wasn’t long before Ease made his presence known on the streets of St. Louis by becoming the ‘go-to’ guy for the underground hip hop scene. By infusing the St. Louis jazz scene with the grittiness of his already established hardcore sound, it was a blend few could refuse.
After blending all of the elements of hip hop, jazz, newborn ska and grunge, St. Louis had to offer; Ease received his Degree and returned to Philly. With a mature well-developed sound and a new outlook on music and beats, Ease hit the studio with a vengeance.
Dj Easeback began by developing and producing songs for Logan valley emcees ‘Aphillyation’ aka APN (Tommy Boy 1996), Dice Raw and Mars Co-op (Roots-MCA 1995), Mike Knox (G-UNIT Philly) and Dutch (Major Figgas and Dutch & Spade), leading to the production of his major Philly underground classic “United Snakes of America /Had R.E.M.”. He then moved on to tour alongside Roots crew members, Mars Co-op, Malik B and Flo Brown, working on the unreleased group project ‘Phila Fifth Dynasty’ and formulating Nahmean Recordings (formerly Illamuse Beat Works) with local New York mix tape DJ, Redd Rokk. After a brief stint producing music alongside such acts as Red Spider, Terror Squad and Pretty Ugly at Manhattan’s Soho Studio under Legendary DJ/ Producer Stretch Armstrong, Dj Easeback hi