Phife Dawg

Phife Dawg

Malik I. Taylor, Mutty Ranks, Malik Izaak Taylor, Malik Taylor, Phife

3 songs 1 albums

Phife Dawg (born Malik Isaac Taylor) was an American rapper who is known for his involvement in the classic hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Phife was born on November 20, 1970 and lived to age 45 before passing away on March 23, 2016.

Phife Dawg initially created the group A Tribe Called Quest back in 1985 with fellow rapper and high school classmate Q-Tip. Jarobi White and Ali Shaheed Muhammad joining the group later on.

He released his first and only studio album Da LP in 2000, but was not able to break into the rap scene as a solo act. However, he did have many notable guest appearances on tracks like “La Schmoove” by Fu-Schnickens and Diamond D’s “Painz & Strife.”