Artist Name – Phife Dawg
Birth Name – Malik Taylor
Legal Name – Malik Taylor
Date of Birth – November 20, 1970*
*Incorrect Date of Birth on AllMusic
Place of Birth – Brooklyn, NY
Raised In – Queens, NY
Aliases – Phife, The Five Foota, The Phifa, The Phifer, The Five Foot Assassin, Phife Diggy, Dr. Pepper, Dr. Peppa, Malik “the five foot freak,” Malik
RIAA Music Award(s) -
I. Artist Name, Group Name (If Applicable)
Album Title (Record Label, Release Date)
(1) Award (i.e., Platinum, Gold) – Award Certification Date
I. Phife Dawg, as member of A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest RIAA Album Awards -
The Low End Theory (Jive, 1991 )
(1) Platinum – January 11, 1995
(2) Gold – February 19, 1992
Midnight Marauders (Jive, 1993)
(3) Platinum – February 1, 1995
(4) Gold – January 14, 1994
People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm – (Jive, 1990)
(5) Gold – January 19, 1996
Beats, Rhymes And Life (Jive, 1996)
(6) Gold – September 30, 1996
(7) Platinum – October 27, 1998
The Love Movement – (Jive, 1998)
(8) Gold – November 1, 1998
