incredible line, “When was the last time you heard a
funky diabetic?”
When folks first heard this, we were shocked. It was
a deeply personal thing for him to share. That kind of
sharing was part of his brilliance.
In “Electric Relaxation,” Phife says, I like them brown,
yellow Puerto Rican and Haitian/Name is Phife Dawg
from Zulu Nation.” As a young Haitian girl it meant a
lot for Haiti to be acknowledged in a way that wasn’t
negative or embarrassing. His simple lyrics meant so
much to me.
Malik Taylor touched and inspired thousands of people