In this Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, from left, Jarobi White, and Malik Isaac Taylor aka Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest pose for a portrait at Sirius XM studios in New York. Dawg, a masterful lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, from complications resulting from diabetes, his family said in a statement Wednesday. He was 45. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)