

On February 15, 2011, New Boyz released their second single off the album 'Backseat', which the song features The Cataracs and Dev. Legacy stated that on the previous album, listeners 'were more focused on these dudes wearing skinny jeans, 'they are making jerk stuff,' so that's why we made sure on this second album, we let it be known that we can go in.' The group planned to experiment with other genres besides hip-hop, including rock. On the album, the duo planned to focus less on the 'jerkin' aspect of the music, instead emphasizing more diverse influences. New Boyz released their second studio album, Too Cool to Care, on May 17, 2011. 5 on the Hot Rap Tracks.In July 2010, New Boyz collaborated with Virgin Islands singer Iyaz on the song 'Break My Bank', which peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. 'Tie Me Down', featuring Ray J, was the second single from the New Boyz' debut album that song contained Auto-Tune.

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.
