Der am 20. November 1970 in Brooklyn (New York City) geborene US-amerikanische Rapper Phife Dawg (Bild) ist am 23. März 2016 gestorben. Bekannt war er vor allem als Mitglied der Gruppe A Tribe Called Quest geworden.
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Er war ein Drittel der äußerst einflussreichen Hip-Hop-Formation A Tribe Called Quest: Malik Taylor, der sich als Rapper Phife Dawg nannte, ist im Alter von 45 Jahren gestorben.
Malik Taylor, the rapper known as Phife Dawg whose nimble, clever rhymes helped launch A Tribe Called Quest to both commercial and critical success, died Tuesday at the age of 45 from complications resulting from diabetes.
Jason Newman
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/a-tribe-called-quests-phife-dawg-dead-at-45-20160323
With hits like «Scenario,» «Can I Kick It?» and «Bonita Applebum,» the group sold millions of albums while also serving as a more socially conscious and overtly political alternative to the gangster rap and pop rhymers of the day.
Joe Coscarelli and Hannah Olivennes
Tribe Called Quest star Phife Dawg dies aged 45
Born Malik Isaac Taylor in 1970, he co-founded the philosophically-focused rap group in 1985 with his classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Their biggest hit came in 1991, with the single Can I Kick It?
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35879876
Videos:
Nutshell (teaser) by Phife produced by J.Dilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKh7gQnWub0
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ubKHzujy8
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