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Phife Dawg To Have A Street Named After Him

blame it on Meka August 3, 2016
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While the tragic death of A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg may still linger painfully in the hearts of many, but New York is determined that a flag will be forever waved in his honor.

Similar to Pumpkinhead in Brooklyn, it has been revealed that The Five-Foot Assassin will have a street in Queens named after him. According to OKP, Phife’s management revealed to the site that the intersection of Linden Blvd. and 192nd St. — where Phife, née Malik Izaak Taylor was bred — will be co-named Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor Way, with the New York mayor’s office signing the bill at City Hall today (August 3rd).

While this is undoubtedly great news for his family, friends and fans alike, the DopeHouse can only think of one proper song for this ocassion: