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Who are the Nappy Roots?

By Tom Speed

Jackson Free Press | April 3, 2008

Back in 2002, Kentucky's Nappy Roots set themselves apart from the rest of the hip-hop world by proudly embracing their rural southern heritage with the ubiquitous hit single "Aw Naw." Five years after their last national release, who are the Nappy Roots today?

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