The Five-Foot Assassin
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The Five-Foot Assassin is the nickname of Phife Dawg, the influential rapper and co-founder of the pioneering hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | stage name ⓘ |
| activeFrom | late 1980s ⓘ |
| activeIn | Golden Age hip hop ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Phife Diggy
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The Five-Footer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Beats, Rhymes and Life
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Midnight Marauders NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ The Low End Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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Jarobi White NERFINISHED ⓘ Q-Tip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBorough | Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNeighborhood | St. Albans, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | A Tribe Called Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalOrigin | African-American hip hop culture ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| heightApprox | five feet three inches ⓘ |
| influenced | underground hip hop artists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | alternative hip hop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Trinidadian heritage references in lyrics
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call-and-response verses with Q-Tip ⓘ sports references in lyrics ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| lyricalRoleInGroup | co-lead MC of A Tribe Called Quest ⓘ |
| memberOf | A Tribe Called Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex wordplay
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distinctive high-pitched voice ⓘ witty punchlines ⓘ |
| notableSongPerformance |
Buggin' Out
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Check the Rhime NERFINISHED ⓘ Electric Relaxation NERFINISHED ⓘ Scenario ⓘ |
| occupation | rapper ⓘ |
| partOf | Native Tongues collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Malik Izaak Taylor
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Phife Dawg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDescribedAs | The Five-Foot Assassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Phife Dawg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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