Phife Dawg net worth is $5 million dollars.
Date of Birth: 20 November, 1970
Date of Death: 22 March, 2016 (Aged: 45)
Nationality: American
Religion: Islamist
Phife Dawg Salary
Per year: $580, 000
Per month: $48, 333
Per week: $12, 083
Per day: $1, 726
“He loved music and sports, but his love to his family and God was even bigger”, these words the relatives of rapper Phife Dawg wrote after his tragic death in March, 2016. In fact, his tragic death was not sudden, because the star suffered from diabetes for many years and in 2008 was under kidney transplant (he got kidney from his wife). Unfortunately, the operation was not successful.
Real name of Phife Dawg is Malik Taylor. He got interested in music from the very childhood and formed the band in his teens, cooperating with his classmate and friend Q Tip.
Phife Dawg and Q Tip were the members of “A Tribe Called Quest” band, which became internationally popular due to talented texts of Phife Dawg and interesting alteration of Phife and Q Tip voices. As usual, they performed the songs together.
“A Tribe Called Quest” released 5 studio albums, the most successful of which were “Midnight Marauders” and “The Low End Theory”.
The band released the last album in 1998 and then they split. Although band members made several attempts to unite again, they were not successful. Phife Dawg released his solo album in 2000. He couldn’t develop solo projects because of health problems. That’s why his “Ventilation: Da LP” remained the only solo album in his career.
Phife Dawg was not interested in career making, when his health got worse. He participated in band concerts just to earn some money and pay for his remedies. They say the rapper was working on his new solo album just before his death, which he didn’t release.
How Much Is Phife Dawg Worth
Rapper, actor and songwriter Phife Dawg made his money, participating in concerts of his band. He got some income from selling of his album and selling his band studio albums. The star did a voice work too. He voiced several computer games heroes.
Like any other star, Phife Dawg earned some money, giving interviews and appearing in various talk shows. He had about $130, 000 of endorsement money annually.
Phife Dawg Salary per Album/Single
The rapper earned some money due to selling the copies of his singles and solo albums. We have calculated some of his earnings:
1. Ventilation: Da LP – $870, 000
2. Who’s The Man – $710, 000
Phife Dawg Houses
1. Californian Home – $850, 000
Phife Dawg Cars
Unfortunately, there is no information about cars he has got.
The star lived in a big house with his wife Deisha and daughter Jessica. There he spent his last hours and closed his eyes forever.