New Funky Nation

New Funky Nation is the debut studio album by the Samoan-American hip hop band Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.[1][2] It was released in 1990 via 4th & B'way Records/Island Records.[3] Recording sessions took place at Image Recording Studios and Paramount Studios in Hollywood from 1989 to 1990. Production was handled by the Dust Brothers, John O'Brien, Joe Nicolo of the Butcher Bros., Tony G., Suga Pop and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. The album peaked at #33 in New Zealand, #74 in the UK and #117 in the United States.

New Funky Nation
Studio album by
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
ReleasedApril 10, 1990 (1990-04-10)
Recorded1989–1990
Studio
Genre
Length56:18
Label
Producer
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. chronology
New Funky Nation
(1990)		 Doomsday
(1994)
Singles from New Funky Nation
  1. "R.A.I.D."
    Released: February 1, 1990
  2. "Psyko Funk"
    Released: June 4, 1990
  3. "Walk the Line"
    Released: November 5, 1990

The album spawned three singles: "R.A.I.D.", "Psyko Funk" and "Walk the Line".

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Trouser Press wrote: "New Funky Nation is an extraordinarily powerful and uncommon hip-hop LP, a rhythmic soul assault of horns, Boo-Yaa bass and violence-prone street rhymes that have an unsettling ring of truth."[6] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the raps aren't as strong as the music ... they try to counter the polish of the sound with street tough talk, but the vocals just aren't lean and mean enough to give their Uzi and body-bag motifs any vibrancy."[7] The Washington Post wrote that "the whole Boo-Yaa package -- their look, their background, their musicianship -- is more memorable than any of their songs, with the exception of 'Don't Mess', which has startling changes of tempo and a simple, irresistible vocal hook: 'Boo-Yaa funkin' it up'."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Six Bad Brothers"
5:00
2."Rated R"The Dust Brothers5:12
3."Don't Mess"The Dust Brothers5:12
4."New Funky Nation"Myles John O'Brien5:57
5."Once upon a Drive-By"The Dust Brothers5:50
6."T.R.I.B.E."Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo3:50
7."Walk the Line"Myles John O'Brien6:04
8."R.A.I.D."
4:27
9."Psyko Funk"Tony G.4:19
10."Riot Pump"The Dust Brothers5:13
11."Pickin' up Metal"Myles John O'Brien5:16
Total length:56:18

Sample credits

Personnel
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
  • Ted Devoux – lead vocals
  • Paul Devoux – rap vocals
  • Roscoe Devoux – vocals
  • Danny Devoux – backing vocals, bass, additional guitars
  • David Devoux – backing vocals
  • Donald DeVoux – backing vocals
Instrumentalists
  • Vicki Calhoun – backing vocals (tracks: 2-4)
  • John Myles O'Brien – bass (tracks: 1, 7), guitar (tracks: 4, 7), drum programming (track 6)
  • Steven Daniells-Silva – guitar (tracks: 1, 6), keyboards (track 6)
  • Philip Nowlan – organ (tracks: 1, 4)
  • Tony Gonzalez – turntables (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Michael S. Simpson – turntables (tracks: 2-3, 5, 10-11)
  • Fernando Pullum – trumpet (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
  • Scott Mayo – tenor saxophone (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
  • Reginald Young – trombone (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
  • Angel Luis Figueroa – congas (track 5)
  • Andy "Funky Drummer" Kravitz – percussion (tracks: 6, 8)
  • Ken Villeneuve – lead & rhythm guitars (track 11)
  • Phillip "Fish" Fisher – drums
Technicals
  • Kim Buie – A&R, executive producer
  • Joseph Mario Nicolo – executive producer, mixing, producer (tracks: 1, 6, 8)
  • Steven Daniells-Silva – producer (track 1)
  • John King – producer (tracks: 2-3, 5, 10)
  • Michael S. Simpson – producer (tracks: 2-3, 5, 10)
  • John Myles O'Brien – producer (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
  • Tony Gonzalez – producer (track 9)
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Jason Roberts – engineering
  • Allen Abrahamson – engineering
  • Talley Sherwood – engineering
  • Holly Ferguson – A&R coordinator
  • Richard Evans – album cover design & art direction
  • Max Aguilera-Hellweg – photography

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 74
US Billboard 200[11] 117
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 33

References
  1. "Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.'s Ganxsta Ridd has died of coronavirus". December 6, 2020.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 76.
  4. Henderson, Alex. "New Funky Nation – Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E." AllMusic.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 752.
  6. "Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E." Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. Fields, Curt. "BOO-YAA T.R.I.B.E." OrlandoSentinel.com.
  8. Mills, David (May 20, 1990). "LOS ANGELES' GANGSTERS OF RAP, ESCALATING THE ATTITUDE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  9. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  11. "Boo Yaa Tribe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  12. "Boo Yaa Tribe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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