Biography
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Phife Dawg
1 follower
Birth name :
Malik Izaak Taylor
Genres :
Hip hop
Instruments :
Vocals
Also known as :
Phife
Phife Dawg
The Phifer
Phife Diggy
The Five-Foot Assassin
The Five-Footer
Malik The Five-Foot Freak
The Funky Diabetic
Dynomutt
Mutty Ranks
The Trini-Gladiator
Don Juice
Dr Pepper
Labels :
Jive
Years active :
1985–2016
Born / Died
Born:(1970-11-20)November 20, 1970 St. Albans, Queens, New York, U.S.
Died:March 22, 2016(2016-03-22) (aged 45) Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was an American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with high school friends Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi White). He was also known as the "Five Foot Assassin" and "The Five Footer", because he stood at 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m).
