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Nappy Roots

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Nappy Roots

Nappy Roots is an American Hip-Hop group formed in Kentucky who rose to fame via their album, Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz

1 About
- 1.1 Awards & Certifications
- 1.2 Chart Toppers
2 News
- 2.1 Tours & Concerts
- 2.2 Announcements
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 Other artists
5 Trivia
6 Reviews
7 External Links

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About

Nappy Roots were consists of "R.Prophet", "Milledgiville", "Skinny Peville", "B.Stille", "Ron Clutch" and "Big V". They met while studying at Western Kentucky University in Bowling, Green, and Kentucky. The began performing at a local record cum studio called It's Music.

Their debut album, Country Fried Cess was released in 1999. After that, they signed a recording contract under Atlantic Records. Eventually, they released their first album, Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz under the said label on 2002, which also features their hit singles, "Headz Up", "Awnaw" and "Po Folks". Their next album, Wooden Leather was released in August 2003, which features the singles, "Noun The Globe" and "Sick and Tired". Their first independent album, Innerstate Music was released in 2007, which issued the singles, "Good Day" and "Keep it Real".

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Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
2002	MTV Music Video Award	(Nomination) Best Video for "Awnaw"
2003	American Music Award	(Nomination) Favorite Band, Duo or Group
2003	American Music Award	(Nomination) Favorite New Artist for R&B/Hip-hp
2003	Grammy Award	(Nomination) Best Rap Sung Collaboration for "Po Folks"