Biography
The members of GS Boyz were friends at Bowie High School in Arlington. GS Boyz had many regional hits in its early stages, including "Hit the G-Spot", "Twisted", "He Don't Deserve You", and "First Time." The group, managed by Todd (BOSS) Alexander, signed to Yung Joc's label Swagg Team Entertainment in November 2008. Before signing with a major label, the group's debut single "Stanky Legg" peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Its music video topped the countdown on BET's 106 & Park in February 2009. The group also released a remix of "Stanky Legg" with Trina. "Stanky Legg" is based on a dance move that fellow Dallas TX local artist "T-Real" came up with on his song "Da Boot":
"He started doing his leg, like that," Southside said, explaining the motion where his partner Prince started rotating his leg in front of him, the way you would twist your foot to put out cigarette, except using the whole leg. "I was like, 'Hey, that looks stanky, how stanky leg'" And the Stanky Leg was born.
According to Shaheem Reid of MTV News, the "Stanky Legg" dance is part of Dallas's "D-Town Boogie" scene. The GS Boyz performed the dance on Snoop Dogg's talk show on MTV, Dogg After Dark. In response to critics, member Marc D asserted that the group composes more than only "dance songs". Despite this, the GS Boyz's next single release "Booty Dew" was yet another dance song that expanded upon another dance referred to in "Stanky Legg".
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