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Phife Dawg being honored w/ memorial in Queens; Q-Tip pays tribute on "Abstract Radio" w/ Andre 5000, Chuck D & more

Phife Dawg
Phife w/ ATCQ @ Rock the Bells, 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair)

A Tribe Called Quest will be honoring Phife Dawg, who died in March, with a special memorial at St. Albans Memorial Park in Queens, NY on Monday, April 4 at 10:30 AM.(Via Pitchfork.) They’re calling it “The Celebration of Phife” and “The first 200 fans to arrive will receive something very special!”

In other news, Q-Tip paid tribute to Phife on his Beats 1 show “Abstract Radio” with a two-hour mix of ATCQ songs, plus interviews tributes from André 3000, Big Boi, Kendrick Lamar, El-P, Chuck D, and more. You can listen to that here.

Also: the online petition to get a street in Queens renamed A Tribe Called Quest Boulevard still need a few more signatures