Phife Dawg was a member of A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He passed away on March 22, 2016 and was also known as the “Five Foot Assassin” and “The Five Footer”, because he stood at 5 feet 3 inches.
After expressing his sadness on twitter, Mac Miller’s producer alter-ego, Larry Fisherman, dropped the song on soundcloud.