Phife Dawg

Phife Dawg
Candid photo of rapper Phife Dawg (2009)
Background information
Birth name	Malik Taylor
Also known as	Five Foot Assassin The Five Footer
Born	November 20, 1970 (1970-11-20) (age 38)
Origin	Queens, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1988 - present
Label(s)	Jive Groove Attack Records
Associated acts	A Tribe Called Quest Hi-Tek Pete Rock Supa Dave West

Malik Taylor (born November 20, 1970 in Queens, New York), better known as Phife Dawg, also known as the Five Foot Assassin and The Five Footer because he stands at 5 ft 3 , is an American rapper, and a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi White).

In addition to being a member of pioneering hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, Phife has performed in songs with other artists. He was featured on the Fu-Schnickens song "La Schmoove", Diamond D's "Painz & Strife" along with Pete Rock, and Black Sheep's "Let the Horns Blow" with Al' Tariq and Trugoy, among others. In 2000 he released his first solo LP, Ventilation: Da LP. Currently Phife is anticipating a second album titled Songs in the Key of Phife. He stated on Billboard's website that he would like to get Method Man, Faith Evans, De La Soul, and Redman, as well as his fellow ATCQ bandmates.

He is a playable character in the video game NBA 2K7 and NBA 2K9^[1]

Discography

• 2000: Ventilation: Da LP

Filmography

• 1993: Who's the Man? - Gerald
• 1998: The Rugrats Movie - Newborn Baby

References

1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/the-cool-kids-to-headline-nba2k9-tour-1003869629.story#/news/the-cool-kids-to-headline-nba2k9-tour-1003869629.story

External links

• Phife Dawg at the Internet Movie Database
• Phife Dawg's self-produced video blog
• Phife Dawg interview
• Listd.net Phife interview
• Phife Dawg at MySpace