phife from a tribe called quest is a subpar emcee

Nostalgia kicking in.
The brothers in Shirts Kings or another booth in the lower level of the Coliseum Mall (Jamaica) kept the Pubic Enemy Cassette on repeat. First time I heard Tribe.
 
I disagree Phife was subpar. Was Q-Tip better than him? 100%, but just because Andre 3000 is a better emcee than Big Boi doesn't make Big Boi subpar. Phife's Ventilation album wasn't a classic album but it also wasn't trash. Overall solid effort. I really enjoyed it.





 
Nothing to do with the topic....but dude on msnbc John Hielman I think (with the wu tang symbol on his laptop) has a dog named phife.....Phife Dawg.
 
Hip Hop Slob Da Nob Rob

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Now here I go, once again with the ill flow
Other MCs that rap, their style is so-so
Phife Dawg was never the type that ever lacked skills
I just stay true to my roots and then I get ill
Twenty years of age but yet I still seek (KNOWLEDGE)
And this year, was so-called, my Senior year in (COLLEGE)
But I chose to pursue, in a field called music
And with some hype beats and breaks you know I won't refuse it
Get on the board lay down the track and I'll do ten laps
Pass the pen, pass the pad, and I'll kick nuff (RAPS)
Just come inside your jam and witness who is boss
And it won't be Tony Danza nor Diana Ross
As small as I am, I still can pack jams
Do a freestyle and step, but yet I still slam
Not trying to say that no one can get with me
Not only is it the lyrics I write, it's my delivery
Name one rapper that you know who has this high-strung voice
My name's Malik and I'm unique, in other words top choice
Nothing commercial 'bout this, it's mainly hardcore
Now that you got what you want, do you want more
Because I got more
 
Give this man his flowers and let him Rest In Peace
This wasnt to diminish him in his death. He got a new project out & its just a hiphop / rap music convo. He isnt spated because he's gone.

They did a good job of keeping him current in his absence unlike many other crew's. A Tribe Called Quest should be the example of what happens artistically / musically when geoupbers know a fellow member is on the way out.

I disagree Phife was subpar. Was Q-Tip better than him? 100%, but just because Andre 3000 is a better emcee than Big Boi doesn't make Big Boi subpar. Phife's Ventilation album wasn't a classic album but it also wasn't trash. Overall solid effort. I really enjoyed it.
This is exactly what i shouod have said.
 
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