Mike Rapaport and I are pleased to present this blendtape tribute to Phife Dawg, on what would've been his 50th birthday today.

Few acts are lucky enough to reach the iconic status of ATCQ, and that's exactly what Phife was....an icon. Not only in music, but in pop culture in general. I was gutted to learn of his passing in 2016. His music meant a lot to me growing up, as it did to all of us, so I had to celebrate this milestone.
This project is also paying homage to Pharcyde's classic 'Labcabincalifornia', which also turned 25 this past weekend. There are already a bunch of ATCQ-themed tribute mixes to Phife, so I opted to go a different route and use his solo LP 'Ventilation'. I felt that Phife's bouncy flow matched up well with the soulful bounce of Labcab's production, courtesy of J Dilla, The Pharcyde, Diamond D, and M-Walk. So I fused the 2 together, and the result is 'DollarCabOnLinden'.
Happy 50th to Malik Taylor aka Phife Dawg aka The Funky 5 Footer aka The Trini Gladiator aka Phife Diggy aka 5 Foot Assassin aka Mutty Ranks!

This mix is also dedicated to our fallen brother DJ Spinbad. Rest in peace.