SINGER

Phife Dawg

1970 - 2016

Photo of Phife Dawg

Icon of person Phife Dawg

Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was a Trinidadian-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 feet 3 inches (1.60 m). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Phife Dawg is the 4,143rd most popular singer (down from 3,648th in 2024), the 18,591st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,386th in 2019) and the 1,035th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Phife Dawg by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Phife Dawg ranks 4,143 out of 4,381. Before her are Brenda K. Starr, Mỹ Tâm, Gavin James, Ramy Sabry, Pimp C, and Alexis Jordan. After her are Vance Joy, Bok van Blerk, Zion.T, Umji, Willa Ford, and Danny O'Donoghue.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Phife Dawg ranks 1,232. Before her are Cathy Weseluck, Eric Heisserer, Marisela Morales, Evgeny Redkin, Jeff Landry, and Chad Deering. After her are Tore Brovold, Aynur Sofiyeva, Yoshinori Furube, Kim Ryholt, Mark Dragunski, and Spike Dudley. Among people deceased in 2016, Phife Dawg ranks 641. Before her are Lucas Gomes, Dave Mirra, Antoine Demoitié, Stefan Henze, Leila Alaoui, and Gwen Ifill. After her are Hande Kader, Kalpana, Josimar, Ailton Canela, Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, and Mateus Caramelo.

Others Born in 1970

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2016

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Phife Dawg ranks 18,599 out of 20,380. Before her are Alexis Jordan (1992), Gwen Ifill (1955), Cory Michael Smith (1986), Nancy Sullivan (1969), Jeff Landry (1970), and Chad Deering (1970). After her are Megan Ward (1969), Dave Keuning (1976), Jeff Turner (1962), David Blue (1982), Tim Burke (1982), and Jack D. Fischer (1974).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Phife Dawg ranks 1,035. Before her are J-five (1983), Lizz Wright (1980), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (1974), Brenda K. Starr (1966), Pimp C (1973), and Alexis Jordan (1992). After her are Willa Ford (1981), Andrew W.K. (1979), Dana Fuchs (1976), Blu Cantrell (1976), Oscar Loya (1979), and Matthew Koma (1987).

American born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous