Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III (December 24, 1962 – February 22, 2001) was an American musician, best known as a bassist for the

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band

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. Roberts was a key writer in the early years of Body Count. He also played with

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, and recorded the studio album ''

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'' as a member of

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. 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. Roberts was born in

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. He attended

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, where he played in his high school band, met, and became close friends with Ice-T and D-Roc (Dennis Miles), with whom he would eventually form Body Count. Roberts recorded the album ''

'' with Iggy Pop before being killed in a drive-by shooting in February 2001, in which he was not the intended target. He was 38 years old.

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