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who were best known for the singles " My Girl" and "
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'' 122 (48): 27 The members were all in their early teens when the band was created.
Shortly after, lead singer Crippen separated himself from the group, leaving behind the original three members. The group would then introduce two other members, singer EJ and Mike.
Career
They performed "My Girl" on ''
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'' in November 2010. Their debut album, '' #1 Girl'', was released on September 20, 2011. It debuted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart at number seven.
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's 2011 tour. Mindless Behavior also headlined the first
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Closer to My Dreams Tour alongside
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, Trevante, and Jawan Harris. In 2011, Mindless Behavior headlined the SCREAM Tour with
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, and Hamiliton Park. They have been predicted as Future Stars by This Must Be Pop.
In July 2012, they embarked their own 25-city tour, (#1 Girl Tour) with opening acts
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”. In February 2017, rumors started spreading around that the group had disbanded after
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announced it after answering a fan question as he claimed that the group wasn't getting the rights to their music and the members decided that they wanted to do solo careers.
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(Jacob Perez) – backing vocalist, spokesperson (2008–2017)
* Ray Ray (Rayan Lopez) – backing vocalist, sub-rapper, main rapper (2008–2015)
* Roc Royal (Chresanto August) – backing vocalist, main rapper (2008–2014)
* EJ (Elijah Johnson) – lead singer (2014–2017)
* Mike (Michael Martin) – backing vocalist, sub-lead singer (2015–2017)
Timeline
Member adjustments
The group experienced a lot of adjustments since their formation in 2008 that included original members Prodigy, Princeton, Ray Ray and Roc Royal.
In November 2013, it was announced that lead singer Prodigy left the group to pursue a solo career, which he proved to be untrue. He left the group because of bullying and mistreatment received from the camp. This left Princeton, Ray Ray and Roc Royal as a trio.
In April 2014, the group announced that EJ would replace Prodigy as the group's new lead singer.
In December 2014, Roc Royal was fired from the group due to his ill-mannered behavior. This included beating up a drug addict over money, having a baby at an early age and accusations of him stealing a producer's car. This in turn prompted Prodigy to return to the group to replace Roc Royal, who served a two-year sentence in prison for battery and robbery.
In June 2015, Prodigy left the group again, and it turned out that Prodigy was only a placeholder in the group to keep it a quartet. He left when Mike (who was the actual replacement of Roc Royal) joined the group.
In September 2015, Ray Ray decided to leave the group to pursue a solo career. This left EJ, Mike and Princeton (who was the only original member of the group left) as a trio until the disbandment of the group in February 2017.