Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. are a rap group from California, composed of the Devoux brothers Paul, Ted, Donald, Roscoe, Danny, and David. Their family is from Samoa. Their pioneering debut LP, "New Funky Nation", was different from most rap records at the time because the Boo-Yaa TRIBE played live instruments on it. Later on, they ventured into the realms of both gangsta rap and rapcore music. They also appeared on the "Judgement Night" soundtrack together with Faith No More, on Kid Frost's "East Side Story" LP and on the rock group P.O.D.'sTestify, with the emotional rap track "On the Grind." They are also affiliated with the Bloods gang, which can be heard often in their music. 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." Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop music which involves a lyrical focus on the lifestyles of inner-city youth. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses many elements of hip hop music with the instrumentation and some of the vocals of punk and/or heavy metal, and sometimes with funk-style beats. ... Faith No More was an alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... Kid Frost (b. ... P.O.D. is a Christian Nu Metal band from San Diego, California. ... Testify is rock band P.O.D.s fourth major-label album, originally for release in December 2005 but finally slated for a January 24, 2006 release by Atlantic Records. ... The red bandanas worn by most blood gangs. ...
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