New Boyz is the 19-year-old rappers that led to the jerk movement, they
did hit song "You're a Jerk" New Boyz started in 2009 as an underground
phenomenon of youth from high desert in southern California, but only a
few months they have been rising stars at the national level in this
short period of time, 17-year old Ben J and Legacy has gone from local
shows in high school gym to perform on the red carpet at the BET Awards,
and book an impressive lineup of concerts across the country
This will skip surprising success of their track "You're a Jerk" a
hypnotic dancefloor-fillers as the New York Times called "pretty much
perfect" Although it began as a favorite on MySpace, it has been
certified against it not only became the most requested track on the
influentiala LA radio station Power 106, but it's taken over playlists
around the country during the first week on sale on iTunes, "You're a
Jerk" sold over 53 thousand copies
duo Ben J (born
Benjamin Earl) and Legacy (Dominic Thomas) met as freshmen at Hesperia
High School in San Bernardino County, both part of the same extra large
rap group but was then left to become a solo artist with October
birthdays only a day in addition to the pooled their gift money to
purchase rudimentary recording equipment after Legacy transferred to a
new school they decided to pool their efforts as the New Boyz create a
sound tube, and fashion sense that is made them the biggest hip-hop
group to get away from LA this year
While You're a Jerk
"has contributed to that New Boyz global recognition song has also shown
a spotlight on Los Angeles' growing and teen-driven jerk Jerk music
music business is a downscaled party sounds mainly created for personal
computers for children with crazy hair and has built in popularity
around the city for many years, neon lights video to "You're a Jerk"
features performances from many of the rubber-limbed dance crews in the
scene were in fact those dancers who helped popularize the song first
and foremost take it from MySpace to YouTube and eventually get the
attention radio DJs "We was just "You're an idiot" as another song the
fans are the ones who did all the promotion says Ben J "They started
making video jerk after jerk after jerk video video on it"
The "You're an idiot" is the first singeln from Skinny Jeanz And A Mic
their upcoming album "Asylum / Warner Brothers New Boyz is more than
just a sound" People think we just make music jerk but we are doing a
lot of everything, "says Legacy" album on typical teenage life "For
example," Colorz "finds them repping the colorful clothes that today's
youth, while" Tie Me Down "takes the girls who are too eager to lock
them into relationships
The Skinny Jeanz & A Mic
features the sonic character of the modern movements Hyphy and Atlanta's
own teenage rap madness it is also strongly influenced by the minimal
bass and drum sounds from hip-hop earliest days while the Legacy managed
distinctive production on half of the album with "You're a Jerk"
initially this step was, of necessity, "I knew that if wenot make our
own beats, we would have to pay people and we had no money at the time,
"says Legacy" I learned to make beats, I want to watch YouTube for the
tutorials "
for the rest of the album New Boyz go into the
studio with Diplo internationally respected DJ and producer responsible
for MIA's "Paper Planes", but also working with other young producers,
including LA JHawk Jukebox Talent and Jay-Nari results improve only
Skinny Jeanz And A Mic celebration of teenage talent " They are children
like us, "says Legacy
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