Gamin' and Jerkin' with the New Boyz

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The fly young men behind hip-hop hits like "You're a Jerk" and "Backseat", New Boyz chill at the Studio for an up close and honest chat. Ben J and Legacy (not their real names) talk about how they saved up every last penny they could earn in order to get equipment and studio time, and they address the controversial nature of their jam "Better With the Lights Off." All ends well when we make them EA VIPs with a tricked out FIFA 12 set-up! But who gets dibs on the Beats by Dre headphones? Hosted by Oliver Trevena.
Chapters (6)
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Key Moments (5)
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Key Topics (3)
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- Ben J
- Legacy
- Oliver Trevena
Full Transcript
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I mean, but the girls like it with the lights off.
They do?
Yeah, they get more like freakier.
Okay.
Some like it with it on too, though, so it's I like it with it on.
Either way. You're 20 years old, lad. Settle down. I want to get to the club. I'm Oliver Trowvena here at the Young Hollywood Studio. The new boys, Legacy and Ben J. What up? What's the deal? Cool names, lads. I feel stupid just being Oliver now. Oliver, Legacy and Ben J. I'm Dominic though, man. I don't know. You you go by Legacy. Oliver. The worst names. We sound like. Two worst names. A TV show. Early Oliver. Two men living together. Just we we should do that. And I was reading that, I mean, obviously, you guys are You guys are blowing up right now everywhere.
Trying to, man.
Back then, it was all pretty much you making it all out your birthday money. Is that right?
No, we yeah, birthday money, and then we like sell DVDs and like candy in school and then like, you know, save up for studio equipment.
I love that.
We even lost the money a couple times. We had to like get it back.
What have we done that? By doing it over. It's the worst.
It's fun to spend it though.
Definitely.
Enjoy the spending.
Enjoy the spending.
And then make it back.
And and it was You're jerk, obviously, the song. I mean, you must have been mentioned this a million times, but it just hit the world, and then everyone was doing that move, the jerk. And we went to Jamaica and like, everybody was jerking. They've got good balance, haven't they?
Yes. They do all their moves, but I can't.
Yo, they got amazing balance out there. I was tripping out when they was. Some of it's like, that doesn't even add up. You're swaying that way, your legs are that way, and you haven't fallen over. They was doing backflips and stuff. I tried to do. They were doing things we don't do in the United States.
I can do a forward roll.
For real? Like when you jump and like you like tumble?
No, I just meant where you do that and do it on the floor. That's tight because if like aliens ever attack. I'm fine. You know what I'm saying? They're not going to get me. I'll be just rolling.
Yeah. Exactly. See, you know where I could practice my moves, man. Now, your new single, "Better With the Lights Off." Yeah. Got to be honest, I heard that. And I was like, how do you You must get abuse for this, surely. You're singing a song how someone would look better with the lights off.
We got We got Twitter abuse.
I'm sure. Yeah, you look better with the lights. If I said that, I'd get a slap.
It's good because you're expressing how you feel through music. You know? You just being honest. Just saying how it is. Just being out if everybody in the world was honest, it'd be a better place. I mean, but the girls like it with the lights off though.
They do?
Yeah, they get more like freakier.
Okay.
Some like it with it on too, though, so it's I like it with it on.
Either way. You're 20 years old, lad. Settle down.
Yeah, we're 20 years old. Teen drinking is very bad, kids. Don't do drugs.
Well, lads, you're giving me some of, you know, your experience. I'm going to teach you a little bit now. Soccer. You're familiar with soccer?
Oh, man.
Football.
Soccer.
Soccer. So, yeah. Yeah. It's a video game.
Video game.
I used to play soccer in PE.
This is FIFA 2012, the new soccer game. This is how it's going to work. Okay. How do you jump out? You're going to get two two kicks first. Give him I'm going to be You're going to be the goalie. Right. This is how you move the goal. You're the goalie. You're going to get your turn to score, don't worry. You're going to be the kicker. Right, you're going to get two shots to try and score. You got No, no, no, settle down. You're going to press this button. See, I'm not even good. You got You got now. Bang! That's one-nil. That's one-zero. There you go. Kicking it. Boom! Snap. You've missed that one. Swap controllers. Oh, that was weak. You're goalie now, quick. You've got two goals. Look, there you go. You got one more go. Dam. That's it. It's one-all. It's a draw. You can share the prize.
One what?
All right. It works out well. You can share it. You can share it. It's FIFA 2012. And it's going too.
Good looking out, bro, cuz we need more games.
Thank you, man. For it. Look at this. Dry face. Oh! Oh! iPhones. They custom too. Oh! I'm on FIFA 2012. You get like all the.
PSP.
No, I got one.
All right. Rock paper scissors. Two out of three. You get the sign. Rock paper scissors. You got. You got. Yes. You've done it. He's done it. Yes! Mother! There's another game. So you can have another game. FIFA 2012. All right. Next time you come in, you can bring me a gift. That's how it works. That's what I love it. Love it. Thank you, guys.
Timestamps are approximate — click one to jump the player.
PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Ben J
Member of New Boyz, interviewed
- Legacy
Member of New Boyz, interviewed
- Oliver Trevena
Host of the interview
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