They are also known for satirically providing a male counterpoint to the female-oriented R&B music popularised in the late 1990s and early 2000s, something that was not done by any other group at the time.

The group have been acknowledged for their lyrical skill,[citation needed] also making other notable hits such as "Cheapskate", which also has a music video and was released under Ruffhouse Records.

The majority of the production was handled by Ski, famous for his work on Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt.

The group contributed to the Rawkus Records 2000 compilation Hip Hop for Respect, a project put together by Mos Def and Talib Kweli to put out an EP recording 41 emcees in protest over the 41 shots fired at African immigrant and innocent man, Amadou Diallo, by the NYPD.

On May 11, 2001, group member Marlon Bryant Brando was killed after being struck by a car in North Bronx at the age of 22.