LUMPENPROLETARIAT—Rest in peace, Phife Dawg.  Life is way too short.  But you enriched our lives with your artistic contributions to hip hop and American working class culture.  Shine on five-footer.

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“Buggin’ Out” by A Tribe Called Quest

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“Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest

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Documentary:  “Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” (2011)

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[Image entitled “Phife Dawg” by source used via Creative Commons]

[1 APR 2016]

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