New Funky Nation

New Funky Nation
Studio album by Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
Released	March 5, 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	Image Recording Studios; Paramount Studios (Hollywood, CA);
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap; g-funk;
Length	56:18
Label	4th & B'way; Island; PolyGram Records;
Producer	Kim Buie (exec.); Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (also exec.); The Dust Brothers; John Myles O'Brien; Tony G; Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.; Suga Pop;
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. chronology

New Funky Nation is the debut studio album by the Samoan-American hip hop band Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.. It was released in March 5, 1990 via 4th & B'way Records, and peaked at number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 117 on the Billboard 200. The album featured a single "Psyko Funk", which also reached number 93 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[1]

Track listing

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

Sample credits^[3]

"Six Bad Brothers" contains elements from "Fight The Power" by The Isley Brothers (1975) and "N.T." by Kool & the Gang (1971)
"Rated R" contains elements from "It's Yours" by T La Rock and Jazzy Jay
"Don't Mess" contains elements from "Don't Mess With People" by Mandrill (1973)
"T.R.I.B.E." contains elements from "Sun Is Here" by Sun (1978) and "Ain't We Funkin' Now" by The Brothers Johnson (1978)
"R.A.I.D." contains elements from "Raid" by Lakeside (1983) and "Groove Me" by King Floyd (1970)
"Psyko Funk" contains elements from "I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" by The Turtles, "Reach Out of the Darkness" by Friend & Lover, "Funky Drummer" by James Brown, "Boogie Shoes" by KC & the Sunshine Band, "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament

Credits adapted from Discogs^[4]

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

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 Fisher - drums

Technicals

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