Released by Shotty and Asylum Records, the album peaked at No. The New Boyz' debut album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic was released in September 2009. In the summer of 2009, the New Boyz' single 'You're a Jerk', based on the local dance style of jerkin', became a national hit. 2009–2012: Skinny Jeanz and a Mic and Too Cool to Care With Benjamin being 'Ben J' and Thomas being 'Legacy', they began performing together as the Swagger Boyz on J and created a MySpace page to promote their self-published single 'Colorz'. We didn't want to pay for beats.' After Thomas transferred to a new school on May 2008, they decided to form a group. Thomas then taught himself how to make beats for the group's songs with a computer program called Fruity Loops, saying 'I had to teach myself. With their October birthdays only a day apart, they pooled their gift money to buy recording equipment. ![]() However, Benjamin decided to focus more on music after he discovered that he had a passion for rapping. Thomas began rapping at the age of eight after watching a music video by Bow Wow, but Benjamin did not have plans to pursue a musical career, instead, he intended to play football at San Diego State University. ![]() The two were originally rivals, but became friends over a common interest in music. Benjamin and Thomas met as freshmen at Hesperia High School.
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