Another Hip-hop legend Phife Dawg is gone! Phife Dawg was a founding member of the rap group A Tribe Called Quest, passed away on Tuesday, according to various reports in the hip-hop community. Though the group has not released an official statement, numerous rappers and artists have tweeted about the loss, and #RIPPhife quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.

Phife, whose real name is Malik Taylor, suffered a series of medical complications in recent years, undergoing a kidney transplant in 2008 and has been vocal in the past about his struggle with diabetes.

A Tribe Called Quest, which was comprised of the late Phife, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, paved the way for many other hip-hop groups after forming in the mid-’80s. They released five albums between 1990 and Click Here To See PHOTOS And Full Story

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