Dice Raw

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Dice Raw is a hip-hop artist associated with The Roots, and one of the founding members of musical group Nouveau Riche.

In 2000, Dice Raw (real name: Karlos Jenkins) left the group to record his solo debut album, Reclaiming the Dead on MCA Records.

Despite his young age, Philadelphia MC, song writer, and Raw Life/Black Inc CEO Dice Raw is steeped in hip-hop history. A longtime protégé of Philadelphia group the Roots, he hooked up with the band while still in high school after Kelo, a member of the group's production team, spotted him in a local talent show.

The group quickly took the young rapper under their collective wings and decided to bring his talent along slowly. He made his debut in "The Lesson, Pt. 1." Soon after, he made a name for himself with distinct cameos on "Adrenaline" and "Lockdown," where his hard-hitting style complimented the heady rhymes of Roots leader Black Thought. Dice Raw has made several guest appearances on several mixtapes. He made an appearance in fellow band member and beatboxer Scratch's first solo album "Embodiment of Instrumentation".

Most recently, Jenkins recorded vocals for the entrance theme of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Kung Fu Naki. The track is titled "Kung Fu San", and samples Carl Douglas's Kung Fu Fighting, and is available on Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9.^[1]

Appearances on Roots Albums

• The Lesson, Pt. 1 (from Do You Want More?!!!??!)
• Clones (from Illadelph Halflife)
• Episodes (from Illadelph Halflife)
• Adrenaline! (from Things Fall Apart)
• Diedre vs. Dice (from Things Fall Apart)
• Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New (from Things Fall Apart)
• Don't See Us (from Things Fall Apart)
• Rhymes & Ammo (Bonus track from Phrenology)
• BOOM! (Chorus vocals only, from The Tipping Point)
• The Lesson, Pt. 3 (from Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots, Vol. 2)
• Here I Come (from Game Theory)
• Workinonit (Unreleased Demo)
• Take It There (Remix) (Unreleased)
• The Good, The Bad & The Desolate (Unreleased)
• Rising Down (from Rising Down)
• Get Busy (from Rising Down)
• I Can't Help It (from Rising Down)
• The Grand Return (Bonus track from Rising Down)
• How I Got Over (from How I Got Over to be release October 2009)

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