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
Et Musique Pour Tous — The five-foot assassin made it all ok for me. He single-handedly sorted out all of my confusion, and boy was there a lot. I was a 14 year old jewish kid living in Boulder, Colorado trying to make sense of my raging obsession with hiphop. I knew I lov... 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
Soul Sides —
As with many of you, ATCQ meant everything to me. I’m not ready to put Phife in context or nothing like that. Just mourning someone gone far before his time. I’ll let Ted speak my mind: The Funky Diabetic made the sweetest music. He's stil... 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
Core News — “Gilles speaks to Roots Manuva about his new album and Q-Tip and Phife Dawg about the A Tribe Called Quest classic ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’. As the deliverer of modern classics such as Witness (1 Hope) and Dreamy... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — As rumored, rivals Fat Joe and 50 Cent came together to honor Chris Lighty at the BET Hip Hop Awards last night. Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Diggy Simmons, Phife Dawg, LL Cool J and Funkmaster Flex took part... more info
The Hip Hop Chronicle — This is a pleasant surprise. A video featuring Dwele and Phife Dawg. Check out the video the to the remix of “What Profit” below.
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