Phife Dawg
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Phife Dawg enjoying Funyuns (2009)
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| Birth name | Malik Isaac Taylor |
| Also known as | Five Foot Assassin The Five Footer, Phife Diggy |
| Born | November 20, 1970 |
| Origin | St. Albans, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Labels | Jive Groove Attack Records |
| Associated acts | A Tribe Called Quest Hi-Tek Pete Rock Supa Dave West TLC One_Over |
Malik Isaac Taylor[1] (born November 20, 1970), better known by his stage name Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent,[2] and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi White). He is also known as the "Five Foot Assassin" and "The Five Footer", because he stands at 5 ft 3 in.
In addition to being a member of pioneering hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, Phife has performed in songs with other artists. He was featured on the Fu-Schnickens song "La Schmoove", Diamond D's "Painz & Strife" along with Pete Rock, Chi-Ali's "Let the Horns Blow" with Dres, Al' Tariq and Trugoy. In 2000, he released his debut solo album, Ventilation: Da LP. As of 2013 it was reported that Phife is working on a solo album titled MUTTYmorPHosis.[3]
He is a playable character in the video game NBA 2K7 and NBA 2K9. Phife Dawg has mentioned being a "funky diabetic" in the single "Oh My God" from the group's third album, Midnight Marauders, and he does indeed have diabetes.[4]
Phife Dawg is also an avid sports fan, so much so that he's been featured on various radio shows and sports programming on ESPN.[5]
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2000: Ventilation: Da LP
Filmography
- 1993: Who's the Man? – Gerald
- 1998: The Rugrats Movie – Newborn Baby
- 2007 NBA 2K8 - Himself
- 2011: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest - Himself
References
- ↑ http://hiphopwired.com/2010/01/20/ghostface-killah-jay-electronica-and-others-honor-phife-dawg/
- ↑ Phife Dawg: His Name Is Mutty Ranks HipHopDX. Accessed on November 24, 2010.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043898/the-cool-kids-to-headline-nba2k9-tour
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=9236357
External links
- Phife Dawg at the Internet Movie Database
- Phife Dawg on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Phife Dawg's self-produced video blog
- Phife Dawg interview
- Listd.net Phife interview
- Phife Dawg interview Thermal Soundwaves
- Phife Dawg at MySpace
- Phife Dawg Exclusive Interview With Underground Kulture
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