Jarobi

Jarobi White, known simply as Jarobi, is one of the four original members of the American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Initially, he only appeared on the group’s 1990 debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, and five of the group’s music videos but left the group in 1991 to attend culinary school. Despite his departure, Jarobi continued to semi-regularly perform with the group amidst his culinary career.

In 1991, Jarobi appeared on De La Soul’s “Pease Porridge.”

In the early 2010s, he formed the rap group Evitan alongside former Black Sheep member Dres.

In 2016, Jarobi appeared on and played a primary role in the creation of A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final studio album, We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service, released shortly after the death of fellow Tribe member Phife Dawg.

Jarobi currently runs a food events company called Eats, Rhymes & Life (a play on Tribe’s 1996 album Beats, Rhymes & Life), where he combines his passions for food and music into unique events.