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

Originally composed of six Samoan-descended brothers from Los Angeles, the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. offered a distinctly authentic brand of gangsta rap. Sons of a Baptist minister, the brothers Devoux -- lead rapper Paul (aka Ganxsta Ridd), bandleader Ted (aka the Godfather), Donald (aka Don L), Roscoe (aka Rosco), Danny (aka O.M.B.), and David (aka E.K.A.) -- grew up in a rough neighborhood and were drawn into gang culture as a survival tactic, joining up with the Mob Piru Bloods. They all served prison sentences at one time or another on drug and/or weapons charges, but it wasn't ...