Phife Dawg Performs for the #BigTicket showcase at Tattoo on February 6, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic)
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Phife Dawg's Estate Releases "Forever" Single

Phife Dawg's Estate Releases "Forever" Single

Published Mon, March 21, 2022 at 5:30 PM EDT

Phife Dawg’s long-awaited posthumous album, Forever, is set to arrive this week, six years after his untimely death. The album’s title track and third single has been released by his estate in promotion of the project. The new single samples different hip-hop artists using the word “forever,” including Wu-Tang Clan and OutKast. It’s also the last song that the Tribe rapper recorded before his passing in 2016.

Produced by DJ Rasta Root, V. Rich, and Nottz, the Forever LP is scheduled to drop Tuesday, March 22, via a partnership between AWAL and Phife Dawg’s estate. The 13 track LP includes the previously released “French Kiss Deux” featuring Illa J and “Nutshell Part 2” featuring Busta Rhymes and Redman.

Forever was first announced in 2017. The last time fans were able to hear music from Phife Dawg was on A Tribe Called Quest’s We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service. Before his death, Phife Dawg spent four months working on the LP with the group, and it was later finished by the remaining members.

On Tuesday (March 15), DJ Rasta Root, Phife’s close friend and collaborator, shared an Instagram post featuring the album cover art and tracklist.

“This has been a long time coming,” Root captioned the post.

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"Finally, on March 22, 2022, we release Phife ‘Forever’," he wrote. "the album to the world. For now, enjoy the cover art work and the track listing/credits. Longer caption on album drop date."

 

Stay tuned for more news on Phife Dawg’s new album and other classic hip-hop news. And you can check out Phife's video for "Nutshell, Pt. 2" with Redman and Busta Rhymes below.

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