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Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was an American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi White). He was also known as the "Five-Foot Assassin" and "the Five-Footer", because he stood at 5 ...
Mar 23, 2016 · Phife Dawg underwent a kidney transplant in 2008. Last October, he told our Kelly McEvers that while he faced uncertainty, he was still optimistic about his health. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED...
Rolling Stone has confirmed the rapper’s death. Taylor had had health issues for years, undergoing a kidney transplant in 2008 to deal with a longtime battle with diabetes. “It’s really a ...
Mar 23, 2016 · Phife battled with ill health in recent years and underwent a kidney transplant in 2008, following renal failure due to diabetes complications.
Oct 24, 2008 · Phife Dawg’s long fight with diabetes recently took a new turn for the better, as the Queens native finally received a kidney transplant. The new kidney comes after a waiting period of over...
Mar 23, 2016 · Mar 23, 2016, 6:01 AM PDT. Getty. Phife Dawg, a member of the influential hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, has died at 45. Advertisement. The rapper, whose real name is Malik Taylor, had...