RonArtest15 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Man, this one hurts a lot. Waking up to the news this AM that Phife passed hit me a little bit. My earliest memories involving rap have to do with getting turned on to the genre by ATCQ. I mean, if you LOVE hip-hop, there is no way you don't know the line "I like 'em brown, yellow, Puerto Rican, or Haitian...." from Electric Relaxation. There was something about his easy going and DISTINCT flow that just meshed SO well with the makeup of the group. He was a real good dude and one of my favorite moments as a fan was actually chopping it up with him...not about music, but about basketball, which was one of his other loves. RIP, Phife....we lost a GREAT one. A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg Dead at 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Awwww man. That's sad to hear. ATCQ made absolutely some of the best hip hop ever. Especially loved how well Phife and Tip's voices meshed. RIP, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hip Hop lost another great one. RIP Phife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Well.....crap. no more knocking fleas off his collar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Too young. RIP, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Geez. 45. That's freaking my age. Everybody loves tribe. Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Damn shame that he and Q couldn't drop more and get past their issues. Already miss the music...now we lose the artist. Think he had family in Baltimore. Saw them live in Atlanta circa '95. Rip Phife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 ton - of - bricks Man ... i'm not even a big hip hop fan, but as a musician, Tribe and and Pfife demanded my attention and respect. Gosh, literally stunned. I loved the classic ****y/hard edge he had ... without having to be obnoxious. Just confident ... man. I'm shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 From watching parts of that documentary it looked like the poor guy had real health problems. He had diabetes and had a kidney transplant. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Dammit RIP Phife Dawg,. He was from the Zulu Nation, and liked em brown yellow Puerto Rican and Hatian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I skate on your crew, like Mario Lemieux. Damn, that sucks, Tribe is my favorite rap group maybe along with Wu-Tang. Saw them live in 2008. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 RIP to the legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 wow. i haven't listened to tribe in a long time, but they've always been my first love (rap-wise). sad sad that phife has passed. his name was malik, the 5 ft freak (not sure which track/album that's from...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 wow. i haven't listened to tribe in a long time, but they've always been my first love (rap-wise). sad sad that phife has passed. his name was malik, the 5 ft freak (not sure which track/album that's from...) Relax yourself girl please set-tle down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 wow. i haven't listened to tribe in a long time, but they've always been my first love (rap-wise). sad sad that phife has passed. his name was malik, the 5 ft freak (not sure which track/album that's from...) Let's say we get together by the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 That line was from the track Electric Relaxation, off their Midnight Marauders album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 RIP. Been bumping Midnight Marauders all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The Zulu Nation mourns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 So sad. I remember roaming the used CD store my freshman year at UNC. I found a copy of Low End Theory for two bucks. Bang for buck, still the best CD I've ever bought. Used to to throw it in with Marauders, open the window, sit outside on the balcony with friends in the spring and watch guys play hoops on the asphalt court below. I've always thought that what really separated great groups/bands from legendary ones was that the legendary ones also came with their own ideology. I've always thought of Tribe having their own ideology, and their music inspired me to relax and not take myself too seriously. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 The great thing about ATCQ is that their music STILL holds up to this day. Honestly, you can't say that about many legendary groups that came before them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I've been busy all day and somehow missed hearing about this. Damn. Just, damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebreaker Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 You on point, Tip.... ....All the time, Phife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 R.I.P. Malik a.k.a. Phife Dawg. I still have The Low End Theory CD in my car, bumped that on the ride home yesterday and all day today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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