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New Boyz
Musical artist

New Boyz is a hip hop duo made up of rappers Ben J (born Earl Benjamin) and Legacy (Dominic Thomas) from Hesperia, California. They debuted with the single "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic.

Biography

Benjamin and Thomas met as freshmen at Hesperia High School. They created a MySpace page to promote their self-published single "Colorz". In the summer of 2009, the New Boyz made their breakthrough with their single "You're a Jerk", based on the "jerkin'" dance style. The New Boyz' debut album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic was released in September 2009. The second single from Skinny Jeanz was "Tie Me Down", which featured Ray J.

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US US R&B US Rap
2009 Skinny Jeans and a Mic
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Shotty, Asylum, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
56 12 8
  • US sales: 30,000

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B US Rap
2009 "You're A Jerk" 24 13 4 Skinny Jeans and a Mic
"Tie Me Down" (featuring Ray J) 26 42 7

References

  1. "New Boyz". MySpace. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  2. Thurston, Jason (2009). "New Boyz: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=NEW%7CBOYZ&sql=11:gvfexzqgld6e~T51
  4. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=NEW%7CBOYZ&sql=11:gvfexzqgld6e~T51
  5. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=NEW%7CBOYZ&sql=11:gvfexzqgld6e~T51

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