Phife Dawg – Bio, Net Worth, Height
| contour: | Fife Doug |
|---|---|
| Age of death: | 45 years old |
| high: | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Profession: | Rapper |
| net worth: | $5 million |
| status: | deceased |
origin
Phife Dawg is an American rapper and member of the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. He is 5-foot-3 and of Trinidadian descent. Due to his height, he was nicknamed the “Five-legged Assassin”. Phife was born Malik Isaac Taylor on November 20, 1970 in Queens, New York. He had a twin brother “Mikal” who passed away. Phife met fellow group members Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White in high school.
Profession
A Tribe Called Quest started their musical journey in 1985. Their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, was released in 1990. The album received positive reviews and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Their second album, The Low End Theory, was released a year later with the singles “Check the Rhime” and “Scenario”. Other albums include Midnight Marauders (1993), Beats, Rhymes and Life (1996) and The Love Movement (1998). The group received back-to-back Grammy nominations for Best Rap Album (1998-1999).
As a solo artist, Fifi released his debut album Ventilation: Da LP on September 26, 2000. Released by Groove Attack Records, the album features the singles “Bend Ova” and “Flawless”. He was reportedly working on a second album titled “Songs In The Key Of Phife: Volume 1 (Cheryl’s Big Son)”, but it was never released. Phife is a sports/basketball enthusiast. He was chosen as a playable character in the video games NBA 2K7 and 2K9. He played the character “Gerald” in the 1993 film Who’s a Man and voiced The Rugrats Movie (1998). In 2011, the documentary “Rhythm, Rhythm and Life: Tribal Travels” was released.
personal
Phife Dawg passed away on March 23, 2016 at the age of 45. His death was reportedly due to complications from diabetes. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1990. He underwent a kidney transplant in 2008 after kidney failure due to complications of the disease. Phife Dawg has a net worth of $5 million. He was married to “Deisha Taylor” until his death in 2016. He was survived by his wife, daughter “Jessica Marcia” and mother “Cheryl”.
Photo by Jennifer Brandel (flickr.com/photos/newneonunion/5426703941) [CC BY-NC 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/], via flickr
Phife Dawg real name, birthday, wiki
| real name: | Malik Isaac Taylor |
|---|---|
| Birthday: | November 20, 1970 |
| place of birth: | St Albans, Queens, New York, USA |
| Zodiac: | Scorpio |
| high: | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Profession: | Rapper |
| Active for several years: | 1988-2016 |
| net worth: | $5 million |
| marriage: | Desa Head Taylor |
| Death instrument: | dead |
| die: | March 23, 2016 |
| cause of death: | diabetes |
| place of death: | Contra Costa County, California, United States |
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