Posthumous Phife Dawg Album 'Forever' To Be Released In March
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Written by Jon Stickler
A posthumous Phife Dawg album will be released on March 22.
'Forever' will arrive via Smokin Needles Records/AWAL, with the late rapper group's A Tribe Called Quest confirming the news with a post on Instagram celebrating Phife Dawg's birthday on November 20. They wrote:
"1:15AM EST marks the exact time of his birth today. Happy Birthday, @phifeforever. Thank you all for your patience. 'Forever', the album, drops of 3.22.2022 on Smokin Needles Records/awal.
"Executive Produced by @djrastaroot on behalf of the family and The Estate of Malik I. Taylor. Please spread the word!!"
Two singles from the record have already dropped, the first being Nutshell Pt. 2 featuring Busta Rhymes and Redman, released back in March. Following that, French Kiss Trois with Redman and J. Dilla’s late younger brother Illa J arrived in September.
Further specifics about the record, including its tracklist, are yet to be revealed. Head below to view the post, which includes what appears to be the artwork.
Phife Dawg died in 2016 aged 45 following complications from Type 1 diabetes.
We don't run any advertising! Our editorial content is solely funded by lovely people like yourself using Stereoboard's listings when buying tickets for live events. To keep supporting us, next time you're looking for concert, festival, sport or theatre tickets, please search for "Stereoboard". It costs you nothing, you may find a better price than the usual outlets, and save yourself from waiting in an endless queue on Friday mornings as we list ALL available sellers!
