Lord Jamar Questions Why Phife Dawg Wasn’t So Popular While He Was Alive

Jamar said that there’s something about death that tends to leave people with the sudden realization of how “valuable” that person was. He had an interview with Vlad TV. During the interview Jamar was asked about death od Phife Dawg and the recent support that the Tribe Called Qeast rapper recived after his death.

“What happened while he was alive? It’s like people don’t wanna show your value while you’re here,” Lord Jamar said. “Something about death that all of a sudden turns on a light in people’s mind. ‘Oh shit. Yeah, he really was valuable to the game and blah, blah, blah.’ But it’s like people need to know that while they’re here. Cause that’s what fortifies people and allows them to continue to do what made you say these things in the first place. And when artists like that put something out after what seems to be their hey-day, if you really love that real Hip Hop shit then you need to support it. Don’t wait til they dead because he can’t put nothing out now.”