Tebi Rex

Tebi Rex
Origin	County Kildare, Ireland
Genres	Indie hip hop pop
Years active	2016 (2016)–present
Members	Max Zanga Matt O'Baoill DJ R3D Aaron "The Banger" Kelly
Website	Official website

Tebi Rex are an Irish hip hop duo from County Kildare.

Career

Tebi Rex was formed in Maynooth in 2016 ^[1] by Max Zanga and Matt O'Baoill. ^[2] Tebi Rex's music has been described as alternative ^[3] indie-hip hop pop, a sound catalysed by the duality between the duo's two styles. Max Zanga is the rapper while Matt O'Baoill is his melodic foil, providing hooks and choruses. ^[4] They are part of the Word Up Collective, ^[5] a collective of independent Irish artists. ^[6]

Music from The Young Will Eat The Old was featured in Normal People , a television series released in 2020. ^[7]

Tebi Rex released their second album It's Gonna Be Okay in 2021. ^[8]

Discography

Albums

• The Young Will Eat the Old (2019)
• It's Gonna Be Okay (2021)

Singles and EPs

• Ducks-to-Position EP (2016)
• "Icarus" (2016)
• "She Hated Love Songs II" (2017) ft. Elkin
• Welcome to the Darkest Year of Our Adventures EP (2018)
• "Smdftb Freestyle" (2018) ft. R3D
• "Peggy's Bus" (2018)
• "No. 1 Symbol of Peace" (2019)
• "Financial Controller" (2019)
• "I Never Got Off the Bus" (2019)
• "White Boy of the Month" (2020)
• "I Got My Whole" (2020)
• Brackets EP (2020)
• "Oh It Hurts" (2021)
• "Hanging with Trees" (2021)
• "Who Asked Fatboy?" (2021) ft. Bricknasty, F3miii
• "Deadman II" (2021)
• "Deadman" (2021)
• "IMTHEBEST" (2023)
• "People Pleaser" (2023)
• Sitcom EP (2023)
• "Fin." (2025)

References

1. Renaud, Alix (2 August 2019). "Tebi Rex Share New Single from Their Debut Album". Hot Press . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. "Behind the music - Tebi Rex". RTÉ . 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. Cleary, Andrea (29 October 2021). "Tebi Rex: It's Gonna Be Okay – Great lyrics and giddy exploration". The Irish Times . Retrieved 14 February 2022.
4. Byrne, Niall (19 January 2019). "New artist of the week: Tebi Rex". The Irish Times . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. "Tebi Rex". Word Up Collective. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
6. Byrne, Niall (11 May 2016). "How Music Works: how the Word Up collective is transforming Irish music". The Irish Times . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
7. O'Beirne, Eva (26 November 2021). "Tebi Rex Take Over in First Headline Gig in Two Years". The University Times . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
8. Brennan, Ciaran (26 October 2021). "WATCH: Tebi Rex share new video for latest single 'Deadman'". Hot Press . Retrieved 12 January 2022.