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Trybesmen (also known as Da Trybe) is an African hip-hop group from Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian newspaper NEXT describes them as "one of the pioneers of hip hop in Nigeria" and the BBC called the group "legendary" in 2005.

The three original members, known as Eldee, Kaboom and Freestyle, first met in 1994 in Lagos. Their first album, L.A.G Style Volume 1., was released in 1999 and it received positive reviews. Their hits included "Trybal Marks" and "Shake Bodi." Two members, eLDee and Freestyle, recorded solo albums after the group broke up. They reunited to perform at an awards ceremony in Abuja in 2009.

Members

Current members

• Eldee
• OlaDELe
• TKO
• 2 Shotz

Former members

• Freestyle
• KaBoom

Trybesmen Solo Label

• Eldee: Trybe Records

Discography

Albums

• 2000: L.A.G Style

Singles

• Trybal Marks
• Shake Bodi

Notes

1. ^ "XFiles: From Boys to Men". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africaonyourstreet/hosts/jjc/17929.shtml
3. TRYBESMEN (Former homepage at MSN Groups with band biography, copy at the Internet Archive)
4. "RATED X THROWBACK: L.A.G Style volume 1". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
5. "A prize to die for". Archived from the original on 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
6. "The Sun News On-line| Showpiece". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-10-22.

External links

• www.trybesmen.com Former homepage, copy at the Internet Archive (as of December 2003)
• L.A.G Style Album
• Trybesmen

• Musical groups established in 2000
• Nigerian hip-hop groups
• Musical groups from Lagos