Birth name Lloyd Roberts Instruments Bass Occupation(s) Musician, producer Name Lloyd Roberts | Genres Heavy metal Died February 2, 2001 | |
Years active 1990–2001 (his death) | ||
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Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III was an American heavy metal, punk rap and world renowned bassist known for his talent and ability to write and perform all genres. He is best remembered for his tenure in the band: Body Count . Roberts was a key writer in the early years of Body Count and contributed greatly to the Band's success. He also played with Iggy Pop, and recorded the studio album Beat 'Em Up as a member of The Trolls. Lloyd Roberts III also played with Onojee and Bhava Hari. He received awards in association with the bands he played with, such as gold records with Ice-T (Body Count) and the Hawaii Music Awards for Best World Music with Bhava Hari.
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Roberts was born in Bernice, Louisiana. He attended Crenshaw High School in South Central Los Angeles, where he played in his high school band, met, and became close friends with Ice-T (Tracy Morrow)and D-Roc (Dennis Miles), with whom he would eventually form the band "Body Count."
Iggy Pop brought in Mooseman in order to breathe new life into his band, shake the members out of their complacency, and get them out of their comfort zones. Iggy also claims that he simply wanted a new bass player. Pop claims working with Roberts was magic. He was inspired by the fact that they came from two very different cultures. Mooseman, having come from the hoods of South Central, and having never played with white people before. Mooseman recorded the album "Beat ‘Em Up ", with Iggy Pop, who later released the album and dedicated it to Mooseman, following his untimely death in February of 2001, when he was murdered in a drive-by shooting. Roberts was not the intended target. He was 38 years old.