"Flawless" is the second single from

Phife Dawg Malik Izaak Taylor (November 20, 1970March 22, 2016), known professionally as Phife Dawg (or simply Phife), was an American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (and for a short time Jarobi W ...

's debut album '' Ventilation: Da LP''.

Background

The song is mainly about Phife's disputes with

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, an ...

, former bandmate Q-Tip (due to his newly adopted style in rap and appearance), and at the music industry in general. The music video shows Phife performing in front of a crowd and riding around. Also he is filming the video while the director makes absurd decisions.

Chart positions

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