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====== 12th Tribe ======

Conscious Rap / Hip Hop\\
California, USA

Dave Portillo (Rapps Galore) and Eddie Sierra from California began rapping in 1985 under the name of Deity, but later changed it to 12th Tribe.

The crew consists of founding member David Portillo, known as Rapps Galore, Johnny Esparza known as DJ Redeemed, and Santos Smith known as Sound Mind.

Apparently, Rapps and Excell were planted in the audience of a conservative talk show that brought on BWP, the Geto Boys, and Kool Moe Dee to defend rap music. The two stood up in the audience to compliment the rappers for their honesty and then offer their music as a source of solutions to the problems that the guest's music was speaking of.

===== Discography =====

| 1991 | Knowledge is the Tree of Life | [[Frontline Records]] |
| 1992 | Livin' in Babylon | [[Frontline Records]] |
| 1996 | Gritty Funk Rezidue | [[Rescue Records]] |
| 2005 | Enter the Tribal Camp | Game Plan Records |
| 2015 | Throwback Vol. 1 |
| 2016 | Tha G Hits |

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==== Knowledge is the Tree of Life ====

1991 [[Frontline Records]] (FLD9261)

Rapps Galore - Vocals\\
Excell - Vocals, sratches

[[Scott Blackwell]] - Keyboards, programming, scratches\\
[[Jimmy P. Brown II]] - Guitar and backing vocals on "Break tthe Ice" and "God Rules"\\
[[Lanny Cordola]] - Guitar on "Just Chillin'"\\
Mark St. Regis - Keyboards\\

  - Knowledge is the Tree of Life (3:41)
  - I C Things (4:53)
  - Jealous Dialect (0:30)
  - Break the Ice (3:40)
  - Peace and Soul (4:51)
  - Sitting in a Restaurant (1:01)
  - Freedom (7:00)
  - White Lie (2:57)
  - 12th Tribe Reply (0:39)
  - Just Chillin' (5:33)
  - God Rules (4:20)
  - Tempted (1:32)
  - Wonders of Christ (8:09)
  - Peace to the Deity (0:40)
  - Harvest of the 90's (4:33)

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==== Livin' in Babylon ====

1992 [[Frontline Records]] (FLD9407)

Rapps Galore - Vocals\\
Excell - Vocals, scratches

[[Jimmy P. Brown II]] - Guitar on "Livin' in Babylon," "Abhor Evil," "B.4. the Storm," "Strings of Sorrow," and "Run Devil Run"; Lead vocals on "B.4. the Storm" and "Strings of Sorrow"\\
Allegra Parks - Additional vocals on "1 Day at a Time"

  - Apodokimaza - Intro (1:48)
  - Livin' in Babylon (3:54)
  - Demons in the Attic (0:40)
  - A Dream (3:56)
  - Black Highways (3:51)
  - Stomach Ache (1:00)
  - Abhor Evil (4:47)
  - B.4. the Storm (3:12)
  - Master, Master (0:36)
  - Hush (0:44)
  - 1 Day at a Time (3:09)
  - Strings of Sorrow (1:42)
  - Madness (3:36)
  - Curtains (1:14)
  - Run Devil Run (3:00)

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==== Gritty Funk Rezidue ====

1996 [[Rescue Records]] (RRCD 2411)

Brimstone (Eddie Sierra) - Character\\
Guerrilla Jive (James Ortega) - Character\\
Rapps Galore (David Portillo) - Character\\
Tha Conductor (Eric Breton) - Character

Cisco - Special guest appearance on "Story (Rhyme)"\\
[[Fros T]] - Special guest appearance on "Story (Rhyme)"\\
Polar Bear - Special guest appearance on "Story (Rhyme)"\\
Shabang - Special guest appearance on "Story (Rhyme)"\\
Suljah - Special guest appearance on "Story (Rhyme)"

  - Demons (4:55)
  - Intro (1:49)
  - Boot (3:51)
  - Slippin' (3:53)
  - Space (1:12)
  - Ghetto (4:37)
  - Story (Intro) (0:50)
  - Story (Rhyme) (5:10)
  - Born (1:21)
  - Soldier (4:23)
  - Slave (4:53)
  - Dance (4:16)
  - Deep (4:03)
  - Lead (1:25)
  - Camp (4:01)
  - ❤ Song (1:14)

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//(...to be continued...)//

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