Phife Dawg’s Mother & Wife Speak On Life & Loss During UnderCover Presents’ Tribe Tribute

By Kyle Eustice Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor’s spirit was palpable between the four walls of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California last Friday (May 17). The sold-out crowd was gathered to watch over 100 Bay Area musicians recreate A...

Oakland Declares May 17 Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor Day

The late A Tribe Called Quest rapper spent the last 15 years of his life in Oakland, where his wife is originally from. The late Phife Dawg has been honored with his very own day in Oakland, California. Oakland has declared May 17 “Phife Dawg Day” following an event...

Ambrosia For Heads – Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor Day In Oaktown

Phife Dawg was a product of Queens, New York who represented for his borough and St. Albans section throughout his 25-plus-year music career. However, the co-founder of A Tribe Called Quest also lived other places during his 45 years of life. One place Malik Taylor...

HipHopDX Premiere: UnderCover Presents – A Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’

April 26, 2019 HipHopDX exclusively premiered the UnderCover Presents – Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’ album. Check it out! HipHopDX Premiere – A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders turned 25 last November, but the classic album is still...

Collabs For A String of Spring/Summer Releases Starts!

Starita has been hitting the studio hard (what's new) with many collaborators for a string of releases slated for Spring/Summer 2019. The first is set for release April 26th between Starita, RyanNicole, Aima The Dreamer and Terra Lopez for UnderCover Presents –...

UnderCover Presents – A Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’

UnderCover Presents was founded by Lyz Luke in 2010 and has rapidly established itself as an inspirational collective that gathers musicians and artists from every facet of San Francisco Bay Area’s creative community. Since its founding, UnderCover has paid tribute to...

PopMatters Premieres ‘The One’

The Grammy-recognized producer is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album with some other big names, including Jarobi White (A Tribe Called Quest) and Mamel (Los Amigos Invisibles). On his latest track, he's teamed up with drummer and activist Madame Gandhi,...

Billboard Premieres Starita ‘Rules’

Beyond his skills on the mic, A Tribe Called Quest's Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor was also a people-connector. While working on the last Tribe album, We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service last year, producer/engineer Starita (born Michael Starita) vibed with...