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Phife Dawg(1970-2016)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Phife Dawg
A documentary on legendary hip-hop troupe A Tribe Called Quest.
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Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
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Phife Dawg was born on 20 November 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Falling Down (1993), Taxi (2004) and Get Carter (2000). He died on 22 March 2016 in Oakley, California, USA.
BornNovember 20, 1970
DiedMarch 22, 2016(45)
BornNovember 20, 1970
DiedMarch 22, 2016(45)
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Known for

Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)
Falling Down
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1993
Queen Latifah, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Jimmy Fallon, Ingrid Vandebosch, and Gisele Bündchen in Taxi (2004)
Taxi
4.6
  • Soundtrack(as Malik Taylor)
  • 2004
Promo Poster
Get Carter
5.2
  • Soundtrack(as Malik Taylor)
  • 2000
Promo Poster
Gone in 60 Seconds
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000

Credits

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Music Department

  • Travis Scott Feat. Drake: Sicko Mode (2018)
    Travis Scott Feat. Drake: Sicko Mode
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Dis Generation (2017)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Dis Generation
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2017
  • The Wayans Bros. (1995)
    The Wayans Bros.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1995–1999

Actor

  • Phife Dawg: Nutshell Pt. 2 (2021)
    Phife Dawg: Nutshell Pt. 2
    Short
    • Phife
    • 2021
  • A Tribe Called Quest: The Space Program (2018)
    A Tribe Called Quest: The Space Program
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg (voice)
    • 2018
  • Phife Dawg: Nutshell (2016)
    Phife Dawg: Nutshell
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 2016
  • Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, and Kath Soucie in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
    The Rugrats Movie
    6.0
    • Newborn Baby (singing voice, as Phife)
    • 1998
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Oh My God (1994)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Oh My God
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1994
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Electric Relaxation (1994)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Electric Relaxation
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1994
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Trugoy: Award Tour (1993)
    A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Trugoy: Award Tour
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1993
  • Who's the Man? (1993)
    Who's the Man?
    5.4
    • Gerald
    • 1993
  • Run-D.M.C. Feat. Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Down with the King (1993)
    Run-D.M.C. Feat. Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Down with the King
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1993
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex (1992)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1992
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Leaders of the New School: Scenario (1992)
    A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Leaders of the New School: Scenario
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1992
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Jazz (We've Got) Buggin' Out (1991)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Jazz (We've Got) Buggin' Out
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1991
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Check the Rhime (1991)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Check the Rhime
    6.5
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1991
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Can I Kick It? (1990)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Can I Kick It?
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1990
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Bonita Applebum (1990)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Bonita Applebum
    6.1
    Music Video
    • Phife Dawg
    • 1990

Composer

  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Oh My God (1994)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Oh My God
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Electric Relaxation (1994)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Electric Relaxation
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Malik Taylor)
    • 1994
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Trugoy: Award Tour (1993)
    A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Trugoy: Award Tour
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex (1992)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Leaders of the New School: Scenario (1992)
    A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Leaders of the New School: Scenario
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Malik Taylor)
    • 1992
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Jazz (We've Got) Buggin' Out (1991)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Jazz (We've Got) Buggin' Out
    6.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Check the Rhime (1991)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Check the Rhime
    6.5
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip, and A Tribe Called Quest in A Tribe Called Quest: Can I Kick It? (1990)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Can I Kick It?
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • A Tribe Called Quest: Bonita Applebum (1990)
    A Tribe Called Quest: Bonita Applebum
    6.1
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990

Videos1

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
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Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife Diggy
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • November 20, 1970
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 22, 2016
    • Oakley, California, USA(complications from diabetes)
  • Other works
    Wrote an article for the Feburary 1997 issue of Slam Magazine

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  • Trivia
    Is an avid sports fan.
  • Nickname
    • The Five-Foot Assassin

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