The group consisted of childhood friends Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo Down.
After graduating from high school, the band members were working day jobs in the service industry or attending college.
[1] In 1997, DJ Kut on the Beat FM started playing the single locally, generating interest in the group.
[citation needed] While Nelly was working on his solo album Country Grammar, City Spud was arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison for robbery.
[7] Nelly went on to have a successful solo career and in 2011, he partnered with St. Louis-based Vatterott College to open a music production school in downtown St. Louis, called Ex'treme Institute (E.I.).
[citation needed] A song titled "St. Lunatics" was leaked in early March 2009,[3] along with "Get Low 2 Da Flo", which was produced by Play-N-Skillz.