A few days ago, we had to say goodbye to legendary rapper Phife Dawg. A lot of people took to social media to give their last few words to Dawg upon hearing of his passing. Busta Rhymes took to Instagram to write a tribute to Phife Dawg. Busta was apart of Leaders of the New School. He made an appearance on “Scenario” off The Low End Theory. In his letter, he spoke on how much it meant to have Tribe put him on the record.
Last December, Busta got a chance to host Hot 97’s “Hot for the Holidays” at the Prudential Center where he bought out Diddy, Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige, French Montana and more. He got a chance to perform Scenario” live with Tribe. This was the last time they performed as a group.
Busta wrote on his Instagram saying,
I had to spend the last 2 days going thru a lot of honest thoughts and emotions b 4 I spoke because this one hurts soooo fucking much. I can’t begin to explain what @iamthephifer and @qtiptheabstract and @jarobiwhite and @alishaheed means to me and how much they have done for my life. These guys are my big brothers, my friends, and the dudes that always protected me frm the bullshit that came with life both personally and professionally in a way that only big brothers can do it. If u look at this picture closely, on the night of one of my my most magical moments in my 25 year journey in music DEC.5th 2015, I was able to have a dream come true in a way that it never had and that was to perform What’s the scenario (original and the rmx) for the 1st time ever back to back with all of the original members of Leaders of the New School and A Tribe Called Quest since we recorded these songs in 1991 & 1992. That night was so magical with all of the love that was under one roof that it’s too much to get into the details of but again please take another look at this picture, if u notice @iamthephifer had his hand on my back consoling me as I kneeled down to give thanks crying tears of joy because of how proud of a moment that was for me being able to end a 4 hour set with brothers who put me in a position where I was able to tell my mother she will not have to work for anyone over 20 yrs ago. The belief that they had in me puttin’ me and Leaders on that record, putting me last on the record because back then being last on the record meant EVERYTHING, I had no idea at that time what they were setting me up in life to be but thru out the years it was so consistent their love and concern for my well being that it was no way I couldn’t see it. Ever since that concert I have had the opportunity to spend time with Phife way more than I have been able to in over 10yrs. I’ve known this man for over 28yrs and I think I’ve seen him in the last 4 months the happiest that I’ve seen him in a very long time. It was apparent that every wish that he had was coming true and I can honestly say that I was witnessing the anointing frm a bird’s eye view 1st hand. Until we meet again King, RIP
Check out more of Busta’s post in the gallery.
May Phife Dawg rest in peace. We will keep his family and friends in our prayers.
