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Dominic Thomas
Earl Benjamin
HIS NAME IS EARL HE'S FROM INLGEWOOD HIS BIRTHDAY IS OCT, 13,1991 & HE'S SINGLE AT THE POINT BUT HE'S TAKEN BYY ME I LOVE BENJ HE'S MINE
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Ben J (born Earl Benjamin) and Legacy (Dominic Thomas) skyrocketed to fame after forming their rap group New Boyz in early 2009. The Los Angeles natives became an underground youth phenomenon when they released their smash hit “You’re a Jerk.” But we looked beyond the infectious hit single and became hypnotized by how “cThe 17-year-olds met as freshmen at Hesperia High School in San Bernardino County. Both were part of the same extra large rap group, but then each left to become solo artists. With their October birthdays only a day apart, they pooled their gift money to buy rudimentary recording equipment. After Legacy transferred to a new school, they decided to combine forces as New Boyz, creating a sound, slang and fashion sense that’s made them the biggest hip-hop group to emerge from L.A. in years. While “You’re a Jerk” has helped bring New Boyz global recognition, the song has also shown a spotlight on Los Angeles’ growing, and teen-driven, jerk music movement. Jerk music is a stripped down party sound, largely created on home computers for kids with crazy haircuts, and has been building in popularity around the city for years. The neon bright video for “You’re a Jerk” features appearances from many of the rubber-limbed dance crews associated with the scene. In fact, it was these dancers that helped popularize the song in the first place, taking it from MySpace to YouTube and eventually gaining the attention of radio DJs. “We just did ‘You’re a Jerk’ as another song, the fans are the ones that did all the promoting,” says Ben J. “They started making jerk video after jerk video after jerk video to it.” Though “You’re a Jerk” is the first single from Skinny Jeanz & A Mic, their forthcoming album on Asylum/Warner Brothers, New Boyz is bigger than just one sound. “People think we only do jerk music, but we do a whole lot of everything,” says Legacy. “The album’s about the typical teenage life.” For instance, “Colorz” finds them repping the colorful clothing worn by today’s youth, while “Tie Me Down” takes on girls who are overeager to lock them down in relationships. Tags: Ben J, Cocoa Kiss, Cute Guys, Hot Boys, Legacy, New ocoa kissable” these guys are! Legacy’s chiseled face covered in freckles and Ben J’s dreamy eyes and full lips makes us believe that these very attractive, teen heartthrobs could moonlight as models…
THE NEW BOYZ
