Stereogum — Ali Shaheed Muhammad spent years producing and DJing in a Tribe Called Quest, and he also founded the neo-soul supergroup Lucy Pearl. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles orchestral soul producer Adrian Younge has made two albums with Ghostface Killah, and he ... more info

Mercury News, California — Malik Taylor, also was known as the rapper Phife Dawg of the legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, died in Oakley on Wednesday at 45, according to the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office. more info

Mercury News, California — Phife Dawg, aka Malik Taylor, died of diabetes-related complication on March 23; his band A Tribe Called Quest releases a statement recalling his 'joy and happiness' and love of music, sports and family. more info

Mercury News, California — Malik Taylor, also was known as the rapper Phife Dawg of the legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, died in Oakley on Wednesday at 45, according to the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — It's been a hard year on music.  Another major loss today with the passing of the iconic, Phife Dawg.  A legend, whose lyrical mastery inspired a generation of socially-motivated rappers.  A wordsmith, a poet, a legend.  Your words will live ... more info

Mercury News, California — Malik Taylor, also was known as the rapper Phife Dawg of the legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, died in Oakley on Wednesday at 45, according to the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office more info

Mercury News, California — Around the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, observers and fans paid respect to Antioch resident Malik Taylor, who left his mark on hip-hop as co-founder of A Tribe Called Quest more info

Nialler9 — 2016 takes another one.  A Tribe Called Quest rapper Phife Dawg has passed away at the age of 45. Cause of death is unconfirmed but Malik Taylor aka Phife Dawg had Type 1 diabetes and ill health over the last number of years that included to a kid... more info

Stereogum — You see plenty of good performances at music festivals, but you don’t see too many great ones. I’ve been going to these things for literal decades, and the list of transcendent music-festival performances that I’ve seen is a short one: The Prod... more info

Stereogum — A Tribe Called Quest just celebrated the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut LP People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm with a reissue, and last night, they reunited for the first time in two years to perform album track “Can I K... more info