Phife Dawg

For the American football player, see Malik Taylor.

Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg in 1999
Background information
Also known as
  • Phife
  • The Phifer
  • The Five Foot Assassin
Born
Malik Izaak Taylor

(1970-11-20)November 20, 1970
Queens, New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 22, 2016(2016-03-22) (aged 45)
Oakley, California, U.S.
GenresEast Coast hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active1985–2016
Labels
Formerly ofA Tribe Called Quest

Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was a Trinidadian-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).

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