Tebi Rex are an Irish

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duo from

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Career

Tebi Rex was formed in

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in 2016 by Max Zanga and Matt O'Baoill. Tebi Rex's music has been described as

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indie-

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, 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. They are part of the Word Up Collective, a

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of independent Irish artists. Music from ''The Young Will Eat The Old'' was featured in ''

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'', a television series released in 2020. Tebi Rex released their second album ''It's Gonna Be Okay'' in 2021.

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) *"I'm cooked, I'm done." (2025) ft. Natalya O'Flaherty

References

{{Reflist Musical groups from County Kildare 2016 establishments in Ireland Irish hip-hop groups Black Irish people Irish musical duos