Phife Dawg’s posthumous Forever album comes six years after his passing from diabetic complications. His mother Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Anglea Winbush, Redman, Lyric Jones, Little Brother, Illa J, Rapsody, Q-Tip and have appearances on the songs. Phife Dawg’s first solo album Ventilation: Da LP was released in 2000. He knew fansContinue Reading
Phife Dawg’s posthumous Forever album’s tracklisting and cover art have been revealed by his estate. Q-Tip, Rapsody, his mother Cheryl Boyce-Taylor and Busta Rhymes are some of the guests on the album. The Queens, New York legend died in 2016 on March 22nd and Forever will come out on theContinue Reading
A Tribe Called Quest’s “Electric Relaxation” set a standard for the fusing of jazz and hip-hop. Q-Tip’s samples of Ronnie Foster, Ramsey Lewis and the country/rock group Brethren sounded like a jazz band being invaded by a hip-hop producer. The bass line from Foster’s “Mystic Brew” was the backbone ofContinue Reading
Phife Dawg and J.Dilla’s younger brother IIIa J connected with producers Potatohead People for “French Kiss Deux.” They pay tribute to Montreal women with a laidback approach accentuated by the lazy trumpets and the beat that is more suited for slow-dancing. “French Kiss Deux” will appear on Phife Dawg’s posthumousContinue Reading