Jarobi White
Jarobi White | |
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White performing at Pitchfork Music Festival in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 1, 1971 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | A Tribe Called Quest |
Jarobi White (/dʒəˈroʊbi/; born July 1, 1971) is an American rapper and chef, best known as a founding member of hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, alongside Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He left the group after the release of their debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990), in order to pursue culinary arts, before returning for their last album, 2016's We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. In the early 2010s, Jarobi formed evitaN with Dres, formerly of Black Sheep. Their first album, Speed of Life, was released in October 2012.