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11 Facts About Jarobi White

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Jarobi White was born on July 1,1971 and is an American hip hop artist, chef, and a founding member of hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, alongside members Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

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Jarobi White left the group after the release of their debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm in order to pursue culinary arts, before returning for their last album, 2016's We Got It from Here.

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Jarobi White joined A Tribe Called Quest in the late 1980s as a part-time member.

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Jarobi White appeared in five of the 13 music videos the group produced.

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Jarobi White left the group in 1991 to attend culinary school, though he continued to produce songs with DJ Rasta Root and bandmate Phife Dawg until the latter's death in 2016.

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Jarobi White had appeared only on one album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, until returning for the last album in 2016.

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Jarobi White had verses recorded for the Tribe's second album, The Low End Theory, but he left the group during the recording sessions and his verses did not make the final cut.

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Jarobi White was mentioned on Phife Dawg's solo album Ventilation: Da LP.

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In 2006, Jarobi White joined A Tribe Called Quest on stage during its performance at the Bumbershoot festival.

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Jarobi White was honored along with the rest of A Tribe Called Quest in VH1's fourth annual Hip Hop Honors.

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In 2024, Jarobi White was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of A Tribe Called Quest.