Levi Stubbs baritone, most Four Tops' hits were written in a tenor range to give the lead vocals a sense of urgency. Despite being the most prominent member of the group, Stubbs refused to have separate billing (in contrast to other Motown acts such as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Diana Ross and the Supremes), and he also turned down several offers for a solo career, out of loyalty to his bandmates. Stubbs and the other Tops remained a team until Lawrence Payton died in 1997, at which point Theo Peoples took his place. The Four Tops were inducted into the
Levi Robin shul in Venice Beach with a rabbi who had studied under the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Intrigued by the Chabad philosophy, Robin studied the works of movement founder Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, including the Tanya and the "Shulchan Aruch HaRav", and began attending shul regularly after his father died. Robin released his debut EP, the self-titled "Levi Robin" EP, on February 4, 2013. Subsequently, Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu began promoting Robin on Twitter and invited him to be an opening act for his 25-city acoustic tour. Later that year, Robin performed alongside the Moshe Hecht Band at the Roulette Theater as