As part of the pioneering rap group A Tribe Called Quest and its extended Native Tongues family, Phife Dawg helped to usher in a whole new style of intelligent hip-hop. Born Malik Taylor, Phife grew up in Queens, NY, where he spent his childhood writing poetry and eventually rapping at school and in his neighborhood whenever the opportunity was available. Along with high-school classmates Q-Tip (Jonathan Davis) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife founded ATCQ, whose legendary decade-long career ended in 1998 with The Love Movement. The Atlanta-based Phife began flexing his new freedom in 1999 with Bend Ova, the first single with his new U.K.-based label, Groove Attack. A full-length titled Ventilation: Da LP, including appearances from Phife's alter ego, Mutty Ranks, was released the following year. ~ Wade Kergan, Rovi
I almost feel like an ass posting this because it's really just another tease for those of us who haven't seen theBeats, Rhymes, & Lifedocumentary on ...
the relationship that me and Tip have had in the past." A veritable who's-who of hip-hop past and present sat in front of Rapaport's camera to help re...
More 'RapFix Live' Starting at 4 PM today, A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg will give a live interview on MTV's Rapfix Live. The co-founding member o...
The folks over at The Hip-Hop Chronicle sent over this gem of Phife Dawg performing at London's KOKO following a screening of Beats, Rhymes And Life: ...
artists. One of rap's most iconic figures, Tupac Shakur, gave the show many memorable moments; one in particular found a fiery 'Pac airing out his bee...
