Malik Izaac Taylor, better known
as Phife Dawg, a founding member of A Tribe Called Quest, left this earthly
life on March 22, 2016, as a result of complications of diabetes. He was born
in Queens, New York on November 20, 1970, and died at the age of 45. In 2008,
he received a kidney transplant from his wife, but by 2012 he needed another
transplant.
The group Quest was initially
formed in 1985 and released their first album on Jive Records in 1990. This
album, “People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm” went gold. Their
second album from 1991, “The Low End Theory,” contained “Check the Rhime” and “Scenario,”
and eventually went platinum. Quest’s initial life span was from 1990 through
1998, during which time they were heralded as pioneers in the fusion between
rap and jazz. The group was honored by VH-1, labeled “the most intelligent,
artistic rap group during the 1990s”, and were listed as among the best hip hop
groups of all time.
Phife contemporaneously enjoyed a
solo career, and was featured on the work of such artists as Fu Schnickens and
Pete Rock. He was also featured in the video games NBA 2K7 and NBA 2K9.
Rest in peace, my brother!
Malik Izaac “Phife Dawg” Taylor
[1970 – 2016]
© 03/23/2016
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