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'Tribe Called Quest' Rapper Phife Dawg Has Kidney Transplant
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by Jarrett Martineau | October 24, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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"When's the last time you heard a funky diabetic?"
This memorable line - by rap icon Phife Dawg - is taken from the classic tune "Oh My God" — performed by the immortal 90s hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
After battling diabetes since 1990, Phife has finally been given a ray of hope, as he recently received a kidney transplant.
Hopefully, this will allow Phife to join Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad and continue to perform as part of the newly reunited Tribe -- who performed shows throughout the summer as part of the Rock the Bells tour.
Phife Dawg’s long fight with diabetes recently took a new turn for the better, as the Queens native finally received a kidney transplant.The new kidney comes after a waiting period of over two years, which saw Phife endure problems performing live and a dramatic weight loss through his dialysis treatment.
Originally diagnosed with diabetes in May of 1990, Phife admitted to not taking care of himself by eating the worst types of food for someone with his condition: fats, sweets, and alcohol.
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at 15:02 on October 24th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff. "And i left my wallet in,,,," Hope he's ok.
at 23:24 on October 24th, 2008
thanks for carrying this kind of news! hope phife dawg and tribe keep it going. rock the bells last summer was amazing...
at 06:17 on October 25th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 17:56 on October 26th, 2008
Hope that Phife pulls through. I had the chance to interview him several years ago and he couldn't have been a nicer guy. He's also a major sports fan. He spent more time talking about the NBA, NFL, and NHL than he did about his music.