Malik Isaac Taylor, better known by his stage name Phife Dawg, is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent, and a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He is also known as the "Five Foot Assassin" and ...
Malik Isaac Taylor , Malik Izaak Taylor aka Phife Diggy , Phife , Phife Dog , MC Phife Dawg , Malik Taylor , The Five Footer , Five Foot Assassin , The Five-Foot Assassin
Awards
Special Achievement Award (Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Awards, 2007)
Record Labels
Jive, Groove Attack Records
Music Groups
"A Tribe Called Quest"
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (Rolling Stone's magazine)
Movies
"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest" (2011),"Who's the Man?"(1993), "The Rugrats Movie" (1998)
TV Shows
ESPN radio shows, video games: NBA 2K7, 2K9
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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Is a diabetic.
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Is an avid sports fan.
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One-third of the mega hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, along with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
writer: "Scenario" - as Malik Izaak Taylor
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
writer: "Scenario" - as Malik Izaak Taylor
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Video Game writer: "Lyrics To Go Dan The Automator Remix" - as Izak Taylor
Dope
2015
writer: "Buggin' Out", "Scenario" - as Malik Izaak Taylor
Fresh Dressed
2015
Documentary writer: "Scenario" - as Malik Izaak Taylor
While We're Young
2014
writer: "BUGGIN' OUT" - as Malik Taylor
This Is 40
2012
writer: "Roman's Revenge" - as Malik Taylor
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
Documentary writer: "Steve Biko"
Rap Critic Reviews
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Madden NFL 12
2011
Video Game writer: "Award Tour"
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Notorious
2009
writer: "Gimme the Loot"
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
lyrics: "People Come Together" - as M. Taylor / writer: "People Come Together" - as M. Taylor
Love Don't Cost a Thing
2003
writer: "Pass the Courvoisier Part 2" - as Malik Taylor
Bad Boys II
2003
writer: "Didn't Mean" - as Malik Izaak Taylor
Anne B. Real
2003
writer: "Phony Rappers"
On the Line
2001
writer: "If Everybody Looked the Same" - as Malik Taylor
Max Keeble's Big Move
2001
writer: "If Everybody Looked the Same" - as Malik Taylor
Made
2001
writer: "Electric Relaxation" - as Malik Taylor
Miss Congeniality
2000
writer: "If Everybody Looked the Same" - as Malik Taylor
Get Carter
2000
writer: "If Everybody Looked the Same" - as Malik Taylor
The Replacements
2000
writer: "If Everybody Looked The Same" - as Malik Taylor
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
writer: "If Everybody Looked the Same" - as M. Taylor
The Next Best Thing
2000
writer: "If Everybody Looked The Same" - as M. Taylor
Boiler Room
2000
writer: "Award Tour"
Skate and Destroy
1999
Video Game writer: "Award Tour" - as Malik Taylor
The Rugrats Movie
1998
performer: "This World Is Something New to Me" - as Phife
Free Tibet
1998
Documentary writer: "Check the Rhime", "Walk on the Wild Side" - as M. Taylor
Ride
1998
performer: "Never Say Goodbye" - as Phife
High School High
1996
writer: "Peace, Prosperity & Paper" - as Malik Taylor
Kids
1995
writer: "Oh My God Remix Version" - as Malik Taylor
Falling Down
1993
writer: "LA SCHMOOVE" - as M. Taylor
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rugrats Movie
1998
Newborn Baby (singing voice, as Phife)
Who's the Man?
1993
Gerald
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dish Nation
2016
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief
2013
Documentary
Himself
2012 BET Hip Hop Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself
Doc Talk
2011
TV Series
Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live
2011
TV Series
Himself
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest