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Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

Carson, United States

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. is credited on 217 releases across 27 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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217

Pressings credited

27

Albums

5

Decades active

41

In collections

Biography

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. is an American hip-hop band from Carson, California, consisting of the American Samoan brothers Paul (died 2020), Ted (died 2018), Donald, Roscoe, Danny (died 2022), David and Vincent Devoux. They are known for combining funk and metal influences, with gangsta rap lyricism. Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. became popular after touring in Japan in the mid-1980s, where they were initially known as 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."

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Credited work

217 releases · 27 albums · active 1988–2023

  • Performance · 206
  • Production · 100
  • Other credits · 6
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Paramount Recording Studios · Conway Studios · Ameraycan Studios · 27 Space

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