Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.'s Monsta O Has Passed Away At Age Of 56

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. Rapper Monsta O Has Passed Away at the age of 56. Monsta O served as a bassist and producer for the West Coast collective and was responsible for constructing the majority of the Carson, California group’s songs. The group’s original formation consisted of the Devoux brothers (Paul “Ganxsta Ridd,” Ted “Godfather,” Donald “Kobra,” Roscoe “Murder One,” David “E.K.A” and Vincent “Gawtti”). Despite hailing from Carson, California, the collective blew up in Japan while touring in the late 1980s when they were known as the Blue City Crew. In 1990, they re-branded and released New Funky Nation, which peaked at No. 33 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The group released several more albums, such as Doomsday, Occupation Hazardous, Metally Disturbed, Mafia Lifestyle and more. Their 2003 album West Koasta Nostra peaked at No. 85 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, in which they also collaborated with Eminem, B-Real and more.

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