Hard to believe we lost Phife five years ago already, but the music lives on.
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Phife – ‘Nutshell Pt. 2’ feat. Redman & Busta Rhymes (official video)
Today is the anniversary of the day we lost one of hip-hop’s most beloved icons. His legacy is being celebrated with a video for the Redman and Busta Rhymes featured Nutshell Pt. 2 from the upcoming posthumous Phife Dawg album, Forever.
Editors Note: We posted this video last month, but that was withdrawn from YouTube. The new version above is the real deal.
Phife – ‘Nutshell Pt. 2’ feat. Redman & Busta Rhymes
With the family of the much-missed ATCQ icon announcing that a posthumous album named Forever is on the way soon, this is a great way to kick things off.
Pete Rock – 'Lost Sessions'
The maestro Pete Rock releases a bunch of old and supposedly ‘unheard’ joints from him and the InI crew, plus a tribute to Phife Dawg.
I$O INDIES – ‘Reflections: Phife Tribute’
Here’s a new three-track tribute to Phife from BK duo I$O INDIES.
KRS-ONE – ‘The Phife Tribute’
Blastmaster pays his own tribute to Phife and some of his most famous lines on this new track, over a familiar sample. Buy here, with donations going to Phife’s family.
A round-up of Phife Tributes
Today hip-hop lost one of its most loved icons, Phife Dawg. There will without doubt be many tributes over the coming days, but here’s a round up of some of the best we’ve heard and read so far.
Kendrick Lamar, getting a stadium full of fans to chant Phife’s name. Watch here.
Remembering Phife Dawg, by our Editor Ben Pedroche, posted on HHGA.
Snippets of an interview with Q-Tip, released by J. Period:
This new joint from Mac Miller – 5 Foot Assassin: Larry Fisherman Tribute:
Mixes from Hellee Hooper, DJ Yoda and Unkut:
Phife – ‘Nutshell’
The re-issue of A Tribe Called Quest classic People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm came out today, and amongst the many bits of press coverage is a snippet of a new, J Dilla produced single from Phife. We are proud to say we were lucky enough to see Phife Dawg perform this live in London last week, and it was dope. Watch the short clip below.