Kendrick Lamar Pays Tribute to Phife Dawg at Sydney Concert: Watch
The news of Phife Dawg's death this morning (Mar. 23) caused a stir in the hip-hop world and quickly saw an outpouring of tributes from celebrities. A notable one came from Kendrick Lamar, who honored the A Tribe Called Quest founding member in concert.
K-Dot, who is currently on tour in Australia, included a tribute segment at his Sydney show upon hearing about Phife's passing. The rapper, who has cited ATCQ as a major influence, told the crowd:
"We had a good time tonight, but I need a favor. Today we lost one of the pioneers in hip-hop by the name of Phife Dawg. We gonna give it up for him. He allowed me to do what I’m doing on this stage, right here, right now."
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