Malik Taylor: Last News

A Tribe Called Quest‘s Phife Dawg has been shared – listen to ‘Forever’ below.The record, also called ‘Forever’, arrives on Tuesday (March 22) – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45.The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, ‘We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’. He had battled ill health for decades, having been diagnosed with diabetes in 1990.New song ‘Forever’ samples famous uses of the word in songs by the likes of Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan.Listen to it below.The new album will also see performances from a range of artists including Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul’s Maseo and Pos, among others.The forthcoming collection has been completed using notes that Phife left behind, which include details of how he envisaged the album sounding.Throughout the past year, a string of posthumous Phife Dawg singles have been released by his estate.

A Tribe Called Quest have shared details of a new posthumous album from late band member Phife Dawg.The record, called ‘Forever’, arrives on March 22 – six years to the day that Phife passed away aged 45.The founder member of the pioneering hip-hop group, real name Malik Taylor, died in 2016 from diabetes complications, following his involvement in A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, ‘We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’. He had battled ill health for decades, having been diagnosed with diabetes in 1990.The new album will see performances from a range of artists including Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul’s Maseo and Pos, among others.The forthcoming collection has been completed using notes that Phife left behind, which include details of how he envisaged the album sounding.Tweeting about the album yesterday (March 15), A Tribe Called Quest wrote: “This has been a long time coming.