i dont even know what to do right now. this is crazy. — Mac (@MacMiller) March 23, 2016

Today, we lost one of the greats – Phife Dawg [Malik Isaac Taylor], of the legendary “A Tribe Called Quest” has passed away. The speculated cause of death is likely to be related to his struggle with diabetes. Several artists from the industry have each paid their respect to the Five Foot Assassin.

Although I wasn’t brought up in the era that the Tribe came up and became popular, I absolutely love the group and today have found myself constantly listening to tracks such as “Electric Relaxation”, “Can I Kick It”, and “Jazz” among others.

One artist in particular who paid homage is Mac Miller, who switched to his producer alter-ego Larry Fisherman for a tribute, and big props to him for putting this beautiful track fairly quickly. The somber piano and Tribe-inspired drums over a medley of Phife’s verses and live recordings really hits you hard and makes you remininse on the lasting impact Phife has left on the hip-hop scene.