{"id":103409,"date":"2016-03-23T16:02:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=103409"},"modified":"2016-03-23T16:02:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T15:02:40","slug":"rest-in-peace-phife-dawg-a-tribe-called-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/rest-in-peace-phife-dawg-a-tribe-called-quest\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest In Peace Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"phife<\/p>\n

Today is a truly sad and surreal day for Hip-Hop. When I heard about it few hours ago I couldn’t believe it and I still can’t… The harsh reality is that we lost a legend, a great person, a huge sports fan, a great lyricist and a brilliant emcee, the funky diabetic and the very dear Malik Isaac Taylor<\/strong> aka Phife Dawg<\/strong>, who we all remember with joy as he was a highly influental Hip-Hop figure and a member of the immortal Hip-Hop group A Tribe Called Quest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He was also known as the “Five Foot Assassin” and “The Five Footer”. His only solo release was Ventilation: Da LP<\/em> in 2000, but last year he revealed plans to release Nutshell<\/a><\/em>, prod. by J Dilla<\/strong>, as the first single off a planned Give Thanks<\/em> EP he had in mind.<\/p>\n

Phife<\/strong> was also busy with Muttymorphosis<\/em>, his new LP he planned to release later this year that would serve as his life story… <\/p>\n

Blackout<\/strong> crew sends their deepest heartfelt condolences to Phife<\/strong>‘s family and friends. <\/p>\n

You will always be remembered our brother.<\/p>\n

Rest In Eternal Peace (November 20, 1970 \u2013 March 23, 2016)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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