In August 2011, the trio once again participated in 106 & Park and performed an original song "My Diddy".
Aaquil and Khalif took the opportunity to change their stage names from "CaliBoy" and "King Krunk" to "Weirdo" and "Kid The Great," respectively. In the middle of 2011, Lil Pantz left the group due to legal problems and was replaced by Andre. Months later, the group finally released their first project, distributed locally. Andre, originally from West Point, Mississippi, started collaborating with the trio. Later, the group met a young rapper, named Andre "King Dre" Harris (today known as BoBo Swae), while he was freestyling in the high school courtyard. They participated on the show of December 8 in New York City and performed "Party Animal". Thanks to their savings, the group took part in the auditions of the "Wild Out Wednesday" segment on BET's show 106 & Park in Memphis, Tennessee and succeeded to qualify. Īt the beginning of 2010, the group released the single "Party Animal", which gave them a local fame, allowing them to perform at these local festivals and to broadcast their tracks on local radios. They took advantage of the opportunity and organized parties in their new home in order to spread their music.
They began squatting in an abandoned house in the city with a friend of their stepfather's. Their mother, fed up with their schedules, eventually kicked them out of her house, leaving them homeless. They would return home at late hours, even when they had school the next morning. Following the breakup, the two brothers started skipping school and working more seriously on music. Shortly after, Bernadette Walker and her companion split up. It was at the same time that the group first met, and then later became friends with Jermarcus Jackson, aka JJ (today known as Jay Sremm), a young disc jockey, who was studying at Tupelo High School with the two brothers. Visibly inspired by Soulja Boy Tell'Em, the boys released songs and dance videos on social media. The two brothers were composing their own beats and the trio were rapping. Aaquil took the stage name "CaliBoy," Khalif "Kid Krunk," and Jemiah "Lil Pantz." They used money from their part-time jobs to buy equipment and to produce music at home. They decided to found a hip hop band called "Dem Outta St8 Boyz" with him. The Brown brothers met Jemiah Middlebrooks in Tupelo while he was playing basketball at a local park. 2008–2012: Career beginnings and Dem Outta St8 Boyz While they were in middle school, the family moved to the Ida Street housing projects in Tupelo, Mississippi, to join Walker's new companion, a man named Floyd Sullivan. Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee started practicing, dancing, and writing music together at an early age. Walker worked for the United States Army and her family was frequently relocated, with stays in Mississippi, Maryland, and Texas. Along with their brother, Michael, they were raised by their mother Bernadette Walker after their father abandoned the family.
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