He taught them how to sing, while the boys' uncle Donny (Drano) Harrell furthered their music careers.
[citation needed] The Harrell brothers came to the entertainment world at a young age out of a four-generations musical family.
[8] The brothers filled her spot with family friend Jeff Lee and changed their name to Serenade.
In 2008, their uncle Donny "Drano" Harrell, CEO of Goodfellas Entertainment, and Shakir Stewart, senior vice president of A&R at Island Def Jam, invited the group to Atlanta to do a filmed audition in front of Jermaine Dupri and a range of producers.
[10] The audition resulted in a one-hour special entitled Jermaine Dupri Presents: Brutha broadcast on March 24, 2008, on Peachtree TV.
In 2007, Brutha made a special guest appearance on the Discovery Kids television show Hip Hop Harry.