This week we welcome ‘the spirit’ of A Tribe Called Quest, Jarobi White. He’s a man who doesn’t do many interviews, but we managed to sit down with him and talk all things Tribe, as well as…

 

😂 Least hip hop thing he’s done in the last 24 hours (01:48)

💪 Being inspired by Run-DMC, LL Cool J and why rap spoke to him (08:18)

😤 Why he laughs at people who call him a failure (19:03)

💥 How Tribe blew up (22:20)

🎤 What it feels like to get 5 mics in The Source (28:55)

👀 He got his name because his dad watched a documentary...but was almost named ‘Seymour’ (33:30)

🎨 Breaking down ‘the lady’ on the iconic ATCQ artwork (35:29)

😱 Reveals how many different versions of ‘Scenerio’ were recorded (38:05)

🔍 Breaks down each classic Tribe record (43:00)

👏 What was behind ATCQ’s 2016 return (45:03)

✍️ Why he had the most involvement in ‘We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service’ (48:30)

😳 Reveals there’s more Phife Dawg x J Dilla music in the can (53:13)

🐐 Why DOOM, Outkast and Wu have aged brilliantly (1:01:40)

😬 He’s heard Q-Tip’s new music…and it’s amazing (1:02:15)

🎙 Names his Top 5 MCs (1:05:30)

🐝 His Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers (1:07:50)

👨‍🍳 His career as a chef and similarities to the rap game (1:12:30)

 

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