Phife Dawg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phife Dawg
Occupation	Rapper
Date Of Birth	Nov 20, 1970(1970-11-20)
Age	54
Date Of Death	March 22, 2016, Contra Costa County, CA
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Phife Dawg Biography

Phife Dawg is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on November 20, 1970 in New York, New York, United States. Rapper nicknamed “Five Foot Assassin” known for his work as part of the influential American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. His first solo album Ventilation: Da LP was released in 2000.

He was bandmates in A Tribe Called Quest with Q Tip, who went on to release successful solo singles like “Vivrant Thing.”

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 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).

Phife has been described as having had a “self-deprecating swagger”, and his work with A Tribe Called Quest helped to challenge the “macho posturing” of rap and hip-hop music during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Phife’s work has been cited as an influence on Kanye West, Jill Scott, The Roots and Common, while the 1991 album The Low End Theory is considered one of the greatest hip- hop albums ever released.

His birth name was Malik Isaac Taylor.

Phife Dawg Net Worth

Phife Dawg is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phife Dawg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went to high school with the other members of A Tribe Called Quest. He was an aspiring professional basketball before joining the group.

He voiced a newborn baby in the 1998 Nickelodeon film The Rugrats Movie.

Phife Dawg was born Malik Izaak Taylor to Cheryl Allison Boyce-Taylor and Walt Taylor on November 20, 1970. He was born prematurely and his twin Mikal died shortly after birth. His mother, who was born in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, moved to St. Albans in Queens, New York when she was 13 years old. Phife described himself as a “West Indian” of Trinidadian descent. He was a cousin of writer Zinzi Clemmons.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Phife Dawg height 5 ft 3 in Phife weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Phife Dawg Dating?

According to our records, Phife Dawg married to Deisha Head Taylor. As of December 1, 2023, Phife Dawg’s is not dating anyone.

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Phife died at the age of 45 in his home in Contra Costa County, California, on March 22, 2016, due to complications related to diabetes.

Facts & Trivia

Phife Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Phife Dawg celebrates birthday on November 20 of every year.

How did Phife Dawg passed away?

The cause was complications from diabetes ; Phife was 45. The other members of A Tribe Called Quest were shattered. The rapper Jarobi White was at Q-Tip’s house and heard people screaming. “We broke down,” he said.

Is Phife Dawg dead?

March 22, 2016

Who was Phife Dawg?

Rapper Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest performs at H2O Music Festival at Los Angeles Historical Park on Aug. 17, 2013. Malik I. Taylor , the rapper known as Phife Dawg who was a founding member of the seminal group A Tribe Called Quest, died Tuesday at the age of 45.

Is Phife Dawg Indian?

What was Phife like back then? A jokester, a prankster, always finding something to laugh at. He was never serious; he’s a silver-linings person. We also bonded because we’re both of West Indian descent, him being Trinidadian and me being Jamaican.

Is Fife dog alive?

March 22, 2016