Kobra - Blue City Strutters/Boo-Yaa Tribe (Interview Part 1)

[@Doctor-Stoppage]

BOO-YAA T.R.I.B.E - Dudes who are the size of professional wrestlers who can dance, sing, rap, and play their own damn instruments! I wish kids nowadays could see what real talent looks like! BOO-YAA T.R.I.B.E, Forever!

[@Ri0tVersoinsano]

Damn...you said it all man!

[@makechange5456]

The Flame On Fire!!! I remember these guys used get down at the Radio Tron.. I used love watching these guys ( Boo Yaa Tribe) get down. Jazzy Dee would be rockin the mic 🎤.. Do they still communicate I wonder 🤔

[@Stravokolpatzhs]

Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. are the last standing of the original west coast sound. Talented originators that never sold-out. Keep up the legacy. Peace from Greece.

[@antoinereed2182]

stravokolpatzhs 504 agree 💯⚜️

[@PK-qx1wn]

💯💯💯

[@mylesa.williams6281]

These dudes could do it all dance, rap, play instruments and above they always represented Carson. I went to high school with Kobra and GodFather may he rest in peace. All and all the Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E is dope. Thanks for representing brothers

[@Emery540]

When I was a kid I thought boo yaa tribe was native just from their look my uncle gave me most of his old cassettes this was his favorite group i wish he was here much love from the Navajo Nation

[@mrgroosumthasandman8046]

Bro,... A REALLY CLOSE friend/brother of mine is from the islands and I'll tell you what, Samoans are genuine true to heart very grounded people man, no matter what the cause. Beautiful people. p.s. WE NEED ANOTHER WESTCOASTANOSTRA!!!!

[@samoanking4004]

R.I.P POPs Sambo (Sam Niko) & Unko Ted (Godfather) rest easy y'all inspired so many people. Love and miss you pops

[@amonrutherford6194]

Blood I'm coming back to la I'm writing this book samoan king hit me so we can chop it#wh68p

[@jessicajohnson8417]

Sorry too hear about Sam, I use to play darts with him for a lot of years. May I ask how he passed? Once again my condolences, rest easy my friend. 😢

[@fmic3213]

Fun fact: kobra did the choreography for Janet Jackson’s that’s the way love goes✊🏾✊🏾...real solid dancer

[@jameshowell9040]

No chit never knew that

[@txddyfarquh69]

Real spill?....im gobsmacked

[@BingeworthyContent]

@@txddyfarquh69 Same. Lol. That's insanely inctedible lolol

[@swizzlecuts5004]

Bruh, when he said he “taught Boogaloo Shrimp”... that’s all you need to hear... IYKYK..

[@josephkelly3246]

It was actually choreographed by Tina Landon

[@JLoud-mu2pm]

I know dude is banged out but this is a genuine person, you can tell he enjoyed life.

[@westsidecrew5578]

what do u mean by banged out?

[@penguinbrucelee]

westside crew gang bangin

[@rayariamal8540]

I'm fascinated with these old school poppers...

[@jayholmes4147]

I remember Jack and Charlie from way back on Mettler ..I grew up with their cousins..miss those guys, Miss those days.

[@tafaofamily4819]

I first heard of Booyaa when they were the blue city strutters and they came on the dance show Fame. And Kobra danced with Michael Jackson. They were the real deal.

[@mandyjokegirl2893]

Love this, thank you. Adore the Boo Yaa Tribe :D

[@Joemama13479]

I remember those days going to Carson twin theaters and then going to Sam Marika Hall and then we used to always wear Big John's Hall hang out at the try it

[@robertneville3768]

Talk about a real Hip Hop head. This is one of them

[@russelladams6517]

Yo ive come back to this video many times thru out he years hoping for a part 2

[@sammauga2390]

Gold T Lockers Fred Lau*Westly Mamea, Danny B.*Jr. Mama* Midnight Locker Senter*Lil Fau*Jacob*Kennedy* who are some of the Samoan dancin groups from the late 70's IN L.A HARBOR CITY & CARSON & Mike Alo*Sam Niko R.I.P

[@freddycugarjr]

These Of interviews are Priceless! Much love for the work, putting them out there!

[@WHOHATESTOWORK]

yeah brothers cant w8 see the usos next week in Tamaki Makaurau Aotearoa raggamuffin 2016,much love usos

[@ryancarona4199]

Just him sitting down moving his arms looks like he’s poppin lol

[@ArteeMediaHawaii]

ROCK N ROLL Hall of Fame - Wake up!!! Get these Uso's in there! They've definitely had an influence on music!

[@chardi8520]

Great Clip! I use to live in Harbor City and I remember Heckle & Jeckle, Pookie & Mantan, and Cricket. I remember seeing Jeckle going head up against Pookie and Mantan at Narbonne High school. Incredible battle. The good ole days! BTW, I think the song Kobra was talking about at 8:30 was "Fire it Up" by Rick James.

[@DrOCkABlEs]

Still waiting for part 2 4 years later

[@palmtrees5459]

D-Rock right

[@Jojo8082000]

You can tell this guy would be cool to kick it with. I bet he's a tough guy. You can always tell the real G's. Listen how he talks and Carries himself. Not like these youngstas today.

[@135tHST_Stoopid]

Jody Dupont my uncle Donald is chill asf when it comes to family and friends

[@kosoifafomafasipalasi3167]

We Samoans pay respect to black music and thanking them for allowing us to do what we do ..

[@mpmc2277]

kosoifafo Mafasipalasi where I'm from you people are str8 wannabes and us blacks don't fuck with You ppl. So idk where you from.

[@4thdimension760]

I'm black and grew up in the South. My sister and I used to love Boo Yaa. We were amazed at how these big ass Samoan dudes could not only rap, but dance and sing too.

[@salesiteisina7098]

You right on one thing, the people you fuck wit don't fuck wit us poly's cause you know where you going end up. On another note don't be jelly cause we better at doing what we do. We humble about it and whoever you and our peoples are, they ignorant and jelly frfr. Much alofa's and respect to the music.

[@tee.jay.e2owboyp-dro364]

mp mc A Samoan definitely whooped that ass. 🤕

[@dw-or5xb]

AS A BLACK MAN IT IS VERY REFRESHING HEARING THESE VERY KIND WORDS MUCH LOVE N RESPECT TO MY PACIFIC ISLANDER BROTHER'S I'm from the south los angeles watts compton area i went to school in gardena as well so i have some friends out in the carson Hawthorne gardena san pedro long beach area!! 💪💪💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊

[@ratedrHXC]

Much love 🙏🏼booya 4:40for recognizing the hood 🤘🏼HARBOR CITY first when no one else dares to

[@judymcgaugh6480]

I watch this video alot its so much information in this thats lost to history books.. have to give respect to the members of the Tribe that was lost in the past few years. RIP TO THE GODFATHER, AND RIP TO GANGSTA RID. GIVE RESPECT WHERE RESPECT IS DUE..

[@Ri0tVersoinsano]

Not surprise me why i have so much love and respect for Boo Ya Tribe

[@notownskotown6222]

FRESH!! Hurry up with Part2.

[@straightbotz9999]

Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E no one else could do it better

[@jamesotto2288]

Kobra is smooth as ice

[@teeroy9447]

When will part 2 of interview come out?

[@Altaquan]

Hip-Hop Salute!!! to Kobra and the whole Boo Yaa Tribe #Gangsta

[@gregsoloa9558]

I was enjoying watching this interview of the OG until the "to be continue" ending lol...good see one of the uso's doing a video keep it coming uce. it's seki. #Learning to pop FromTheOG #Legend

[@disasterresponder8861]

Sole, y'all killing the pop locking game big Uce. Much love

[@SurgeCess]

Great interview, this guy is awesome

[@casillascasillas7690]

Man I remember when , I seen there video rage , or psycho I think that's called when there in straight jackets and padded room, man just awesome.

[@SurgeCess]

yeah Psyko Funk, that shit was hot

[@DeadRabbits33]

Boo yaa tribe needs a dvd documentary, got heated when i heard tribal scars did not drop

[@mellow-tonedtheresurrected7658]

DeadRabbits33 2 years later they still need a documentary.

[@This_I_pull]

Drop it nowwww

[@Mikeocean1]

I’m trying to find the boo Yaa Tribe on the arsenial Hall show back in the early 90s. I watched it and it was right. Looking for it

[@sirpoppinchuck]

The real O. G. 's love they funk! They always represented the funk Poppin, Rappin, playin instruments always kept it funky and hardcore. i remember them when i was younger Poppin cuz there was like 3 sets of Heckle n Jeckles.They was the Samoan ones! and they could bang!

[@primostereo37]

so many good memories growing up in carson, i grew up with donald, blue city strutters was known as blue city lockers back in the day, there was EZ lockers, Midnight lockers, Popping and locking originated in the harbor area, we had all the talent and let's not forget all the badass pinoys representing also, khaki's and knitkickers, those were the days

[@jesseg9932]

primo...... EZE Lockers was mine and Tags group...... I'm Jesse who are you..

[@jesseg9932]

Ted lived w I th me on 221st after he had a falling out with his pops......

[@sirpoppinchuck]

primo stereo Did you say knit kickers ohhhh snap i used to have some in 79-80 when i first remember i started Poppin. i was in 5th grade too ha! ha!

[@135tHST_Stoopid]

primo stereo really those are my uncles but one of them passed away

[@DrOCkABlEs]

We need part 2 still!

[@marqueshickshicks1012]

THE REASON I CALL MYSELF WEIGH WITH WORDSWriting . . .An endless, bottomless ocean, doesn’t lend itself to being emptied. I do better, I exercise more craftsmanship, more artistry, more authenticity, by dictating the rhythm of the waves. I needn’t push rivers, lakes and streams my way, for they find me irresistible attractive. Unison is born through force, yet it isn’t coercive…it’s magnetic.I write. It’s not an outlet of me; I am an outlet of it. My mind is a stew pot; my emotions are its ladle and before long gumbo is deliciously served. My eyes see words on the pavement, I find phrases in the skies, experiences are my literary delicacies. I write. The beginning of a piece , is but a continuation of another, directing my reader to yet another. I am a cross-guard of understanding, a bridge to questioning, and island of the analytical. I write. Situational awareness stretches beyond the apparent; I melt into the asphalt and glide with the winds. I am an instrument of a different kind. I don’t create sounds “with-out”, for I am able to harmonize “with-in”. Therefore one is largely, completely and undeniably, able to feel me. I write. Love for and of the art stimulates the seemingly impossible. There’s more to come. At night I don’t wrap myself in blankets, I take delight in the warmth of my writing paper. I savor the flavor of my nightcap…A most wonderful mixture of blue and black ink. An acquired taste for those of us that thirst for word quenching. I write. You may find me on a global scale or at you local coffee shop. For there isn’t a place in the world where I don’t fit. I can translate and transcend all at the same time within the configuration of a sentence. I write.WEIGH WITH WORDSTHE REASON I CALL MYSELF WEIGH WITH WORDS

[@cksu1186]

Huh?

[@hervejupille8735]

Big up MR KOBRA ,BOO YAA THE LEGEND OG . R.I.P GOD FATHER🙏

[@gordomartinez3973]

Whats the name of the track in the intro

[@135tHST_Stoopid]

This is my uncle

[@brandobee3932]

Does he pop lock at y'all family reunions?

[@supersaiyanufa4579]

Man shut the fuck up nobody cares bruh

[@jeffreyhype2669]

They are legends. Respect from France

[@waskozoids]

Your my brother.

[@waskozoids]

@@supersaiyanufa4579 I do care.

[@s0n_0f_cali71]

ALOFA-TELE MY USO's FROM THE BOOYAH TRIBE!!!💯

[@dave-8910]

Anyone know the name of the song right at the start? I know the original is 'I can make you dance' by Zapp and Roger but can't find nothing on Google on this version

[@72kapo]

Uncle Kobra just knock wack tf out

[@Zenzo700]

Wheres part 2?

[@asnwoa8280]

In the Netherlands we know Boo ya tribe!!!

[@Cali49er]

My Island Niggaz! Barson 310 all my folks from Scott Park, Calas Park, Dolphin Park. 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@THESOULSBASE]

This is no joke Is Kobra From Boo-yaa-t.r.i.b.e. this is a gentleman and a legend i know kobra since first album came out rip godfather

[@HOGG1Reviewz-uno]

Where the full video?

[@761375biguso]

I've been listening to their songs for a few years now, and I love all old school, classic, and new. the song that has been stuck in my head is the intro to this video. the only song I can find close to it is "I can make you dance if you want me to" by Zapp ... if anybody can help me get this song, that would be great

[@paulosmebrahtom5018]

761375biguso roger troutman he brought that style of music to light.

[@kesiulima6440]

Uso from Hawaii I only heard of stories about those homies he mentions on the video from other Samoan I wish I could have battle them

[@salvadorfranco4950]

Where is part 2

[@samuelm.hodnettii.2768]

Just simplicity watching video..

[@AlbertEinstein68570]

Is there a second part to this interview? This is some great history!

[@pgroadglide1581]

I know this was a while back but you Katz some badass motherfucking G's , I know y'all True to the game, in SJ Northern Cali in the 80s I went to Foothill High School with some of y'all well not y'all but SOS some down ass players we had like one of the biggest gang fights there walked off to James lick it was 1983 lol like 80 of us good old memories bad ass time, took like a whole police force to break it up lol, much respect

[@josephm.3853]

The Ruthless International Boo-yaa Empire

[@MattyS54]

yo real OG here, tight style, thanks for the vid :o

[@kemproger1]

RIP Danny ‘Monsta O’ Devoux. Killa bassist. The funk lives on🤘🏽

[@vivadios7065]

God bless you and your family

[@marilynrodriguez3453]

love it i wish i could learn the dance moves

[@treDay-s5v]

This guy kinda reminds me of a sober Dennis Rodman . Booya!!

[@sr166]

Werd up! From the Dena we still reppn thT pop life

[@bigglefty75]

love BYT crazy times are good times

[@PolishPoppingBeats]

thank you for this clip!! #polishpoppingbeats #poppingmario #hiphopśniegu

[@anttemo41]

Another thing I picked up on that he does is, the way he moved his hands this dude is cold doing martial arts. Not bad for a dude his size

[@friesianzfynest6825]

Respect for these 6loods

[@kying13]

Shout out to the big homie Kobra

[@jayzilla331]

real nigga right here much respect for this og us0

[@sarachigod]

Real hip hop B Boy shit 💯🔥🌊

[@magnumkalson4958]

salute 3xog..

[@productionzzzzzz]

PART 2 MAN COMOM

[@richardscp9510]

LEGENDARY BEAST 👊🏼😎

[@judew7870]

Where is the rest of the interview?

[@nolimitracer]

Anyone know the title of this song playing in the beginning?

[@youngstunna323]

FUCK IT UP USO!

[@vivadios7065]

Rest in peace buya tribe Carson City number one

[@j-skrilla1157]

Met him in real life ,he's cool peeps 😎

[@flpmd2000]

Thank you!

[@Ri0tVersoinsano]

I got know Don Kobra one day, no doubt!

[@navisroom_7985]

part 2?

[@daddyucetaylor5193]

Wzup ma uso's💪🏼🇼🇸🇹🇴👊🏽✊🏽

[@brandobee3932]

Uso is Samoan Toko is Tongan

[@beachboi6196]

Salute da og

[@franzmarcvanderheusen2610]

Einfach Geil was die machen voll coole Jungs !!!

[@71wise24]

OG Kobra IN FULL EFFECT

[@joelarvell9895]

Big homie Kobra probably pop everyday in normal conversation.

[@brokenrhythm8435]

Fuck I died reading this hahaha, good shit uce.

[@bluulima8069]

I remember those days heckle and Jeckle were Samoan not that person who’s claiming to be OG Jeckle

[@daucefonz1161]

Use to get drunk with them LOL! Malo Uso!

[@2AllowMe1]

Enjoy this interview especially the conversation about pop'n

[@DASOMPOPPING]

dope!!

[@AreLL]

part 2????

[@samuelm.hodnettii.2768]

Brandon knows why .. ni does as well .. dance like 👍

[@КонстантинИванов-д1д]

Did anyone else notice that Kobra was rappin and poplockin through this entire interview, no beat no nothing :D even while he was describing the jackets :D :D If the internet is good to me someone will put a fat ass beat to this :D

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

One rumor made these cats somewhat relevant again.

[@nuelenclona3849]

Whats the name of the song???

[@Jingy2003]

Nuel Enclona It's "Make You Danz" by Temu.

[@D3M3TR1U591]

What's the name of the track at the beginning

[@royalrod_]

I can make you dance- Zapp&Roger

[@D3M3TR1U591]

Oh okay. It just seemed like it hit harder than usually.

[@D3M3TR1U591]

Than the original my bad...

[@Sam.I.Am_36]

Hey man, the track name is 'Temu - Make U Danz' :)

[@D3M3TR1U591]

thanks bro. I knew it wuddnt Roger...

[@jr.8747]

Those some big ass robots