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My Take
Phife Dawg is one of those artists I value far more than chart numbers ever captured. Within A Tribe Called Quest he was the scrappy counterweight to Q-Tip's cool, and that contrast is exactly what made the group feel human. The "Five-Foot Assassin" nickname says it all: small in stature, enormous in personality. What moves me most is that he kept rhyming while quietly battling diabetes, and his Brooklyn-bred wit never dulled. His death in 2016 at 45 felt premature, yet his verses still crackle with life. To me he remains an underrated heartbeat of golden-age hip-hop.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Phife Dawg
- Name (Japanese)
- ファイフ・ドッグ
- Reading
- ふぁいふ・どっぐ
- Born
- November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / actor / rapper / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Springfield Gardens High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/IamthePHIFER
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phife%20Dawg
Frequently asked questions
When was Phife Dawg born?
November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016.
Where is Phife Dawg from?
Phife Dawg is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Phife Dawg do?
Phife Dawg works as musician, actor, rapper, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.