Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2013) Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. Origin Carson, California, United States Genres Hip hop, rap metal, heavy metal Years active 1988–present Labels Island Records Samoan Mafia Records Members Gawtti The Godfather Kobra Monsta O Ganxsta Ridd Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. is an American hip hop group from Carson, California, composed of the Devoux brothers Paul, Ted, Donald, Roscoe, Danny, and David. Their family is from American Samoa. They became popular after touring in Japan in the mid 1980s, where they were initially known as the The Blue City Crew. The Boo-Yaa in their name signifies the sound of a shotgun being discharged, while the T.R.I.B.E. stands for Too Rough International Boo-Yaa Empire. According to hip-hop documentarians, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. is synonymous with hip hop in Los Angeles.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Influence 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 References 5 External links Career[edit] They first began playing music in their fathers Baptist church. Before anyone else arrived, they would play P-Funk and experiment with other forms of hip hop. Particularly popular in their South Bay neighborhood, they began to dance to funk music. The brothers then created the dance crew the Blue City Strutters and publicly performed. All members are former members or members of West Side Piru and Samoan Warrior Bounty Hunters. Despite their religious upbringing, the brothers eventually fell into the gang scene popular in their home of Carson, California. After their youngest brother was killed in a gang-related shooting in 1987, they decided to turn their lives around and dedicate their lives to music because thats what he would have wanted.[2][3] To get away from the gang culture, the brothers decided to leave Los Angeles and go to Japan. While there, they were inspired to begin performing music again, with Paul Gangxta R.I.D. rapping in front of eager Japanese audiences.[1] They toured Japan in the mid 1980s and became popular.[1] Upon their return to California in 1988, the group focused again on making music and re-christened themselves as the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.[4] Their debut album, New Funky Nation, was different from most rap records at the time because the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. played live instruments on it. They have also recorded music in the rap metal genre,[5] and Angry Samoans incorporated heavy metal influences.[6][7] Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. appeared on the Judgment Night soundtrack performing Another Body Murdered with Faith No More, on Kid Frosts East Side Story LP, on The Transplants Haunted Cities LP and on the rock group P.O.D.s Testify, with the track On the Grind. The group also had moderate success with their 1989 single release, R.A.I.D. Influence[edit] The Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. has also proven to be influential for other Samoan hip hop artists. Kosmo, an important Samoan hip-hop artist in New Zealand, cites the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. as an original inspiration for his lifelong interest in street dance and...hip hop music.[citation needed] Additionally, as Samoans are often seen as a diasporic group spread out among various locations, the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. have been successfully able to reconcile their roles as Samoans and Americans while still traveling and achieving success in Japan and other countries.[1] The groups 1997 album, Angry Samoans, hints at the connection to their Samoan heritage, as they are often identified with the California hip hop scene.[8] The four brothers began their musical careers on a small scale performing instrumentals at their fathers Baptist church. While on their own, they would practice funk hits from the American band Parliament-Funkadelic. The Brothers got their start through professional dance then later found their way into making the music to which they enjoyed dancing.[1] In 2000 David Devoux left and was replaced by Vincent Devoux aka Gawtti.[9] When Donald and Vincent were young, they were in an episode of Fame. Discography[edit] Albums[edit] Album Information New Funky Nation Released: 1990 Chart Positions: #117 US, #33 R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: Singles: Psyko Funk Doomsday Released: 1994 Chart Positions: Last RIAA certification: Singles: Doomsday, Kill Em All, Get Gatted On Occupation Hazardous Released: November 7, 1995 Chart Positions: Last RIAA certification: Singles: Metally Disturbed Released: June 4, 1996 Chart Positions:N/A Last RIAA certification: Singles: Metally Disturbed Angry Samoans Released: 1998 Chart Positions: Last RIAA certification: Singles: Skared for Lyfe, Buried Alive, Boogie Man Mafia Lifestyle Released: October 31, 2000 Chart Positions: N/A Last RIAA certification: Singles: Mafia Lifestyle, All Mighty Boo-Yaa West Koasta Nostra Released: October 7, 2003 Chart Positions: #85 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: Singles: Bang On, 911, State of Emergency Business As Usual Released: November 13, 2006 Chart Positions: Last RIAA certification: Singles: Gs from the Otha Side, If I Die, Let Me Roll Singles[edit] Year Single Peak chart positions Album US R&B HipHop [10] NZ [11] NED [12] UK [13] 1988 Coming Hard To America — — — — single only 1989 R.A.I.D. — 18 — 93 New Funky Nation 1990 Psyko Funk 93 — 43 43 Walk The Line (US only) — — — — 1992 Rumors Of A Dead Man (US only) — — — — South Central OST 1993 Another Body Murdered (with Faith No More) — 41 — 26 Judgment Night OST 1994 Get Gatted On — — — — Doomsday Death Row California — — — — 1997 Skared For Lyfe — — — — Angry Samoans 2003 Bang On — — — — West Koasta Nostra — denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Henderson, April K. Dancing Between Islands: Hip Hop and the Samoan Diaspora. In The Vinyl Aint Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, ed. by Dipannita Basu and Sidney J. Lemelle, 180-199. London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press, 200 Jump up ^ Boo Yaa Tribe Interview. Thesituation.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-17. Jump up ^ Victims In A Gang War. Los Angeles Times. January 30, 1989. Retrieved November 21, 2013. Jump up ^ Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. | New Music And Songs. MTV. 2003-08-07. Retrieved 2013-02-17. Jump up ^ billboard/articles/news/69968/eminem-raps-with-boo-yaa-tribe Jump up ^ thesituation.co.uk/features/booyaa_tribe/booyaa_tribe.html Jump up ^ allmusic/album/angry-samoans-mw0000345946 Jump up ^ Boo Yaa Tribe Interview. Thesituation.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-17. Jump up ^ [1][dead link] Jump up ^ Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2014. Jump up ^ Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - New Zealand Chart. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2014. Jump up ^ Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - Dutch chart. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2014. Jump up ^ Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - UK Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2014. External links[edit] ‹ The template below (Myspace) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. on Myspace Categories: American hip hop groupsAmerican people of Samoan descentBloodsPeople from Carson, CaliforniaRappers from CaliforniaWest Coast hip hop groupsGangsta rap groupsRap metal musical groups Navigation menu Create accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView history
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