Phife Dawg

Summary

Phife Dawg is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on November 20, 1970^[3]. He died in Contra Costa County^[4]. He died on March 22, 2016^[5]. He worked as a musician^[6], actor^[7], and rapper^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,827 views/month, #6,608 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Phife Dawg was born in Brooklyn^[2].
• Phife Dawg passed away in Contra Costa County^[4].
• Phife Dawg was born on November 20, 1970^[3].
• Phife Dawg died on March 22, 2016^[5].
• Phife Dawg held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Phife Dawg's native language^[11].
• Phife Dawg worked as a musician^[6].
• Phife Dawg's professions included actor^[7].
• Phife Dawg's professions included rapper^[8].
• Phife Dawg's education included a stint at Springfield Gardens High School^[12].
• Phife Dawg was educated at Pine Forge Academy^[13].
• Phife Dawg was a member of A Tribe Called Quest^[14].
• Phife Dawg is recorded as male^[15].
• Phife Dawg's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Phife Dawg's genre is hip-hop^[17].
• Phife Dawg's record label is recorded as Jive Records^[18].
• Phife Dawg's Commons category is recorded as Phife Dawg^[19].
• The cause of death was diabetes^[20].
• Phife Dawg's family name is recorded as Taylor^[21].
• Phife Dawg's given name is recorded as Malik^[22].
• Phife Dawg's given name is recorded as Izaak^[23].
• Phife Dawg's pseudonym is recorded as Phife Dawg^[24].
• Phife Dawg's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Phife Dawg's instrument is recorded as voice^[26].
• Phife Dawg's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1970-04-20^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2016-03-22^[31]

• Genre(s): hip hop^[32]

• Community tags: hip hop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: d9f3f7ca-9963-45c5-85b3-81f306614ff8^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Phife Dawg was born in Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on November 20, 1970^[3]. English was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Springfield Gardens High School^[12], a high school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1965^[37] and Pine Forge Academy^[13], a boarding school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1946^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[6], actor^[7], and rapper^[8].

Death and Burial

Phife Dawg died on March 22, 2016^[5]. He died in Contra Costa County^[4]. The cause of death was diabetes^[20].

Why It Matters

Phife Dawg ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,827 views/month, #6,608 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

He has been cited as an influence by Philip Daniel Bolden^[43], an actor^[44], b. 1995^[45], of United States^[46].

FAQs

Where was Phife Dawg born?

Born in Brooklyn^[2], Phife Dawg…

Where did Phife Dawg die?

Phife Dawg passed away in Contra Costa County^[4].

What did Phife Dawg do for work?

Phife Dawg worked as musician^[6], actor^[7], and rapper^[8].

Where did Phife Dawg go to school?

Phife Dawg was educated at Springfield Gardens High School^[12] and Pine Forge Academy^[13].

Who did Phife Dawg influence?

Phife Dawg has been cited as an influence by Philip Daniel Bolden^[43].