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|Img_capt = Legacy (left) and Ben J (right) |
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|Years_active = 2009 – present |
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|Years_active = 2009 – present |
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|Current_members = Legacy '''(Dominic Thomas)'''<br /> Ben J '''(Earl Benjamin)'''}} |
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|Current_members = Legacy '''(Dominic Thomas)'''<br /> Ben J '''(Earl Benjamin)'''}} |
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'''New Boyz''' is a hip hop duo made up of Earl "'''Ben J'''"Benjamin (born October 13, 1991) and Dominic "'''Legacy'''" Thomas (born October 12, 1991) from ]. They debuted with the single "]", taken from their debut studio album ''Skinny Jeanz and a Mic''.<ref>. '']'', May 7, 2009.</ref> "You're a Jerk" peaked at #24 on the ]. "Tie Me Down", featuring R&B singer ] was the second single by New Boyz and peaked at #26. |
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'''New Boyz''' is a hip hop duo made up of rappers '''Ben J''' (born Earl Benjamin) and '''Legacy''' (Dominic Thomas) from ]. They debuted with the single "]", taken from their debut studio album ''Skinny Jeanz and a Mic''. |
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"You're a Jerk" peaked at #24 on the ]. "Tie Me Down", featuring R&B singer ] was the second single by New Boyz and peaked at #26. |
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==Biography== |
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Benjamin and Thomas met as freshmen at ].<ref name="MySpace">{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/newboyz|title=New Boyz|publisher=MySpace|accessdate=January 22, 2010}}</ref> They created a ] page to promote their self-published single "Colorz". In the summer of 2009, the New Boyz made their breakthrough with their single "]", based on the "]" dance style. The New Boyz' debut album '']'' was released in September 2009.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gvfexzqgld6e~T1|title=New Boyz: Biography|last=Thurston|first=Jason|date=2009|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=January 22, 2010}}</ref> The second single from ''Skinny Jeanz'' was "]", which featured ]. |
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* Released: September 15, 2009 |
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* Released: September 15, 2009 |
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