This video is so sad. Man, I wish Phife could've gotten his health under control. Taken from us too soon. Love this entire collective for everything they've given us.
Damn, I found this 8 yrs late. Brought a tear to my eye. As someone below said, RIP Phife, Dilla, and DOOM. Through your music, you all felt like close friends, f'real.
@kenterminatedbygoogle -- Are your serious??!!!!!!!! He was one of the greatest producers in hip-hop!!!!!!! You cant be more that 22 years old, maybe he' was before your time. Google him!!!!
I feel like Phife knew his end was coming. This song is one of the most unique songs I've ever heard. It combines Phife's reflection of his past with Dilla while bringing us to the present where health, stress, and life have brought Phife new appreciation in wisdom. What's so interesting about this song is the story we get about Dilla through the eyes of Phife but never fully expressing his feelings, leaving that for when they meet each other again. We will never be privy to this, but the feeling is not a goodbye but a see you later.
... Plus all the imagery/visuals is powerful! 2:49 I cry! Fo real... 10 mn earlier I was listening one of his beats while remembering what a unique moment in my life when I was at his last concert in Paris, with my Sony minidisc recorder and a mic. I recorded everything!! In my memory too. I was in front of the stage when this literally happened: The crowed splits and Jay Dee appears in a wheelchair with the help of his crew, they lifted him on the stage. Crowd was screaming but at the same time a lot of us wasn’t expected to see him so sick. I started crying,, my friends too. After a few minutes in front of him I stopped the recorder and get out to get some fresh air. I came back after 5mn, I didn’t want to miss more of it. Knowing this moment has a huge meaning for my man Dilla. His last tour. 👋
If you dislike a video like this you seriously have some problems, best part is they probably dont even recognize legends like Dilla or Phife. RIP to both of them!!
Just playing devil's advocate... Maybe they disliked it to represent that they disliked that both these guys are dead??? I'm grasping at straws b/c I refuse to believe that there are assholes who would dislike this for spite.
@@AfricanGirl In case you're not joking. The song is about one of the greatest producers of all time, J Dilla, who passed in 2006. He had a good relationship with ATCQ. Phife dawg, who made this song, sadly passed away in 2016 himself.
I met phone once, while I was a security guard, I had the chance to walk him to his tour bus. I recall him being extremely personable. I grew up listening to atcq and more bc my big brother introduced me to them. I love jd, slum, etc. Needless to say, Phife took my being a huge fan reall smooth with a smile thank you, and went on to talk about being a sports fan and spending a lot of time being involved in his own way in the sport of basketball. I felt such a relief and blessing to actually speak with him after growing up with his body of work. All I can say is, that still to his bus, made me feel like family and I sensed how it must be to truly be happy and content. RIP NOT ONLY TO JD AND phife to all the ppl reading this whose lost loved ones. It’s hope, simply hope to see our loved ones again that makes me a believer in the afterlife. Peace world
After hearing about Phife, I immediately broke down to tears. I'm only 16 but I listened to ATCQ a lot. All I wanted was to see them perform in my life at least once!
im 17 brotha and ik how u feel... discovered real hip hop in 2012 and tribe was one of the first i discovered. they had such a major impact on my life through music
"Hold tight, this ain't the last time I see you, due time, that's my word I'm going to see u" That line hits me hard! I miss these 2 blessings to mankind. 😔
Everything in this song is bittersweet, from Phifes lyrics to the beat reminiscent of Dilla. It really feels like a farewell. Sometimes we know even if we don't know.
Sitting in dialysis now because my kidneys gave up on me too...hits you pretty hard when doc tells you things ain't working like they're supposed to be. I'll be hooked up to a machine 3 days a week, 4 hours at a time. Some days it's too much...weak, tired and nauseous...but I come listen to Phife and ATCQ and it gives me enough ambition for another day. To all you young folks out there, watch your health. I was healthy and took care of myself...never smoked, not a big drinker...kidneys still failed at age 46. R.I.P. Phife...thank you for the inspiration to make it another day. 😉
You are right on the Point. As the music fades I think about all of the folks who I loved are gone,and I think of how will I be remembered!! Deep and somber but happy that I had a chance to Live Life🤔
I think this is the second time I cried and really tried to hold it in from death of a person I don't have any familial ties to. Tribe, De La, Slum, Wu...etc. In the 90s growing up as a non-black minority, hiphop was the only thing I could really relate to and be a role model to me because I simply had none. That ended up making me love the art form, DJed, made beats etc and even to this day. I decided to walk the road of going into health field later in life and sort of promised myself when I met phife as a fan, I would give him words of encouragement when I became a fully fledged doc years ago. I didn't get to do this which broke my heart. His death "ironically" fuels me to keep an eye for other people and their health. A good health is a long term process and often needs good guidance and support system. Phife you had a heck of a battle throughout your life. Diabetes isn't an easy disease deal with especially if you love to eat. I would know, I love cooking and eating and cannot imagine not being able to eat majority of foods. RIP and hope you are having a dope cipher with Sean price, Biggie, Pumpkinhead, Proof, Pac, Big L etc under beats Dilla make! If I weren't afraid to die, it would be for me to see THAT! Blessings to the families of the deceased ones
lots of rappers just shout out their fallen brothers in their music but dedicating and writing a whole song for them is some real shit rip Dilla and Phife slowly taking the origins
“This ain’t the last time I see you, In due time” it’s sad when you realise phife passed away not long after this song was released. When I reach heavens gates my first question will be “what have phife and Dilla been working on up here?
This brought a tear to my eye. Dealing with an illness is not easy. I'm disappointed in myself that I've only just heard this song. RIP Phife, we still think about you.
Fuck man, as a fellow diabetic seeing all that imagery and him feeling like shit at the doctors and not being able to eat the same stuff his friends really struck close to home. Then the part with the insulin vials and needles, goddamn it I know that feeling. Wish I could've gotten the chance to meet Phife, would've loved to have a talk with him about our disease just to get some more understanding of it. Now the only living celebrity I know of with diabetes is Brett Michaels and I don't wanna talk to him.
Samples in this song: KC & the Sunshine Band - What Makes You Happy (Riff + Drums) J Dilla - Baby (Vocals) 0:40, 3:15 Slum Village - Hold Tight ft. Q-Tip1:41 Slum Village - Get Dis Money 1:43 Slum Village - Raise It Up 1:48 Steve Spacek - Dollar 1:53 Q-Tip - Let’s Ride 1:58 A.T.C.Q. - Find A Way (Drums)2:53 Slum Village - Climax (Vocals) 2:58 Common - The Light 3:03 Slum Village - Players 3:07 J Dilla ft. MF DOOM - Fire Wood Drumstix (Vocals) 3:10 RIP J Dilla RIP Phife RIP MF DOOM
I never thought that there would be a more touching song to a friend than "T.R.O.Y", but Phife Diggy has done it. Welcome back Phife, this is how you come back.
the first time I saw this video two years ago it really broke my heart. ..the condition of his skin and the color of his eyes told Phife wasn't doing to good. ..he was high on phosphorus. .I used to be a dialysis tech and it saddened me at time to see a healthy patient one day and the next there gone due to kidney failure. .we will miss you Phife and thanks for the jams yo bo knows this and bo knows that. .lol miss you fam
I can't like this video enough. Disappointed I never saw it when Phife was alive but happy it didn't entirely pass me by....RIP Phife and J Dilla!! You both put so much love into the music it's ridiculous!! Can't imagine what Hip Hop would've been like without you both! Thanks for the music, the memories, and we gonna keep on rockin your music until we see you....again!!
I’m gonna comment on this every time I come across and treasure this video. Give flowers to those who can still smell them ppl please. Don’t let your ego get in the way of a good time
His passing has hit me pretty hard, he's a true Hip Hop pioneer and A Tribe Called Quest will never be the same without him. It's such a shame, he was only 45. I really wish I had the opportunity to see Tribe live, I've always wanted to. R.I.P. Malik, thank you for your contributions to the culture of hip hop.
VHS GUY legit though, his production is actually progressing so much. It's kind of up to him which direction he goes though because he seems to enjoy modern era hip hop sounds
Phife flow is just the epitome of a true mc, Phife always presents dope/hilarious bars and could rap under any beat. this song is hip hop in it's purest form. J dilla style of producing is very complex and legendary. Rip to Phife and J dilla.
"J dilla style of producing is very complex and legendary." producing hiphopbeats never been complex. its not miles, herbie or whoever^^ still its some fine products.
There is 38 famous "Black people" who died in 2016, that is a mass slaughter.(Ali, Prince, Prodigy, all the greats are gone...) Trump arrival and Obama traitor behaviour is related to this.
I’m sitting here crying 😢, I believe in making it to a better place & meeting both Dilla & Phife one day, thank God for their Souls n those who made this project thank you 🙏, God Bless Y’all..🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🔥#RealHipHop...
Anyone here in 2021 and coming back to show love to two of the greatest? I named my dog Phife and Dilla has been my favorite Producer for at least 20 years now.
I cried when I heard this. I just saw this today and cant believe it took so long. I really miss Phife RIP. Imagine if Phife, Dilla, and Mac Miller were all alive and making music together?
R.I.P. Phife Dawg - you are so missed. I had a fantastic time being behind the scenes of you making the music video, "Dear Dilla" when it was filmed in Chicago. You was so humbled and appreciate the ATCQ fans. It is me at footage scene 3:06 with the red and white strip, and wearing my Chicago Cubs baseball cap. I will cherish this memory for the rest of my life.
When I saw that Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks scored and he said "I'm stressed out"...yo I nearly cried laughing... but then reality hit and realize both of these brothers are gone... my mood turned somber really quick.
Here are some of the songs referenced here: 0:42 - Slum Village - Hold Tight 1:48 - Slum Village - Raise It Up 1:53 - Steve Spacek - Dollar 1:58 - Q-Tip - Let's Ride 3:02 - Common - The Light 3:07 - Slum Village - Players 3:10 - J Dilla - Fire Wood Drumstix 3:15 - J Dilla - Baby Unfortunately I can't figure out samples at 2:53 and 2:57 (they are muffled in the music video but are clearly heard in the track itself)
R.I.P. Pfife Diggy You will DEFINITELY be missed. A large part of my youth was spent with ATCQ as my soundtrack. They made it cool to have intelligent rap, and Pfife was one of the best to lay it down.
If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane. I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say "Goodbye". You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why. My heart still aches with sadness, and secret tears still flow. What it meant to love you - No one can ever know. But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more; To remember all the happy times life still has much in store. Since you'll never be forgotten, I pledge to you today~ A hollowed place within my heart is where you'll always stay. ...i hope you'r rock'n the stars! RIP Dilla RIP Phife 2 cool brothers...unforgotten!
I would thought this was dilla if not for the drum pattern. This is beautiful hip hop! This the kind of hip hop our kids should be listening to as we go into another decade.
This music video makes me so sad. When fife is eating the donut and his face after the Kidney segment with a Doctor is almost foreshadowing his death. I have the same diabetes as Phife did and trust me man. That hits close to home. RIP ANOTHER LEGEND
+Kobe Bryant Iono why I'm writing this... Iono... maybe I'm just in my feelings b/c of this song... But I want y'all to both beat that fight, you hear me???... I don't the first thing about this shit, but Pfife put it on my radar and it shook the hell outta me... I want y'all to beat this shit.... peace...
Listening to this on this sunday morning... chills all over. Man.... those 2 masters left us and gifted the planet with the priceless gift of their talent. We need their vibe more than ever in this disturbed world. Thank you Phife and Dilla for bringing positivity and Light !!
He went to dialysis with my brother. I passed by him, every, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I always wanted to say something to him, but didn't want to invade his privacy. I hate so much that I missed a golden opportunity. Neither he, nor I, can get that time back. I'm gonna miss him.
This was beautiful. Hits so different. RIP to the incomparable and unmatched James Dewitt Yancey and the legendary 5’3 assassin Malik Taylor. #JDilla #PhifeDawg
I just stumbled upon this song...I have been a tribe called quest fan since I was a youngin; older now more wiser, I have in essence still have flashbacks of Saturdaymornings looking AT THE REAL B.E.T. listening to their cuts vibing with my mom's and family with their cuts looking listening to Bonita applebaum....he is surely missed....the times are truly changing...fun and flirty has unfortunately left this earth...RIH phife...rest up with the gods.....✊💪
