Phife Dawg Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 3 in |
Weight | 78 kg |
Date of Birth | November 20, 1970 |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Phife Dawg was an American rapper who was best known for his work as a member of the popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest with whom he had released the albums People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (April 1990), The Low End Theory (September 1991), Midnight Marauders (November 1993), Beats, Rhymes and Life (July 1996), The Love Movement (September 1998), and We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (November 2016). The 1st, 5th, and 6th of those albums had been certified ‘Gold’ by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) while the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th albums had been certified ‘Platinum’. The last 4 of the aforementioned albums had all peaked within the ‘Top 3’ of the US R&B charts while the 2nd album, The Low End Theory, has often been regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever released. With the group, he had also released 5 compilation albums and 2 EPs. Ventilation: Da LP (2000) was the only solo studio album that he had released during his lifetime. Phife Dawg’s work has often been credited with helping to challenge the ‘macho posturing’ of rap and hip-hop music during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Born Name
Malik Izaak Taylor
Nick Name
Phife Dawg, The Phifer, Phife Diggy, The Five-Foot Assassin, The Five-Footer, Malik The Five-Foot Freak, The Funky Diabetic, Dynomutt, Mutty Ranks, The Trini-Gladiator, Don Juice, Dr. Pepper

Age
Phife Dawg was born on November 20, 1970.
Died
He died on March 22, 2016, due to complications related to diabetes in Contra Costa County, California, United States. He was 45 years old at the time of his death.
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Phife Dawg had attended the Pine Forge Academy, a co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist Christian boarding school in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
After his freshman year of high school there, he had taken a transfer to the Springfield Gardens High School, a public school in Springfield Gardens, Queens.
Occupation
Rapper

Family
- Father – Walt Taylor
- Mother – Cheryl Boyce-Taylor (Poet)
- Siblings – Mikal Taylor (Twin Brother) (d. 1970)
- Others – Zinzi Clemmons (Cousin) (Writer)
Genre
Hip Hop, Rap
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
- Jive Records
- Groove Attack Records
- RCA Records
- Epic Records
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Net Worth
Phife Dawg’s net worth had been $5 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 3 in or 160 cm
Weight
78 kg or 172 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse
Phife Dawg had dated –
Race / Ethnicity
Black
He was of Afro-Trinidadian descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Stocky frame
- Often made appearances in baseball hats
- Sported a trimmed goatee
Religion
Christianity

Phife Dawg Facts
Featured Image by Phife Dawg / Instagram
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