Last week, Phife Dawg was not only in town to celebrate the lasting legacy of J Dilla, but he also was on a panel entitled Hip-Hop and Health Care, sponsored by the Service Employees International Union, which focused on what the urban community could do to tackle health care reform.

Phife sat down with Sonya of The Glass House DC to talk about his current plans, why he joined the Hip-Hop and Health Care summit, on making a beat with J Dilla, and wax on some West Indian riddims.