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L.O.N.S. name, both groups were told that they would have to battle for it. Both sides had to make a song called "Fuck The Old School," and who created the better song would win the L.O.N.S. designator. The loser would have to settle for Young Black
Teenagers as their group name. After Rhymes and Brown's group earned the name Leaders of the New School, the white group was named
415:, on the track "Keep It Movin'" and was the last time they would collaborate as a group. In July 2012, the group reunited on stage during Busta Rhymes' headlining set at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, to perform "Case of the P.T.A." and "Scenario" in its entirety with A Tribe Called Quest. The group later reunited again in 2015 on the song "We Home" from Busta Rhymes' mixtape
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303:. The album contained 17 total tracks, including the previously released singles and their B-sides. The songs revolve around common problems the youth may face in their day-to-day life. Each group member except Milo had at least one solo song on the album. Fourth member and the group's
288:"Sound of the Zeekers" featuring Cracker Jacks, Rumpletilskinz and Kollie Weed was included as the B-side. Both songs quickly caught airplay on the radio. After "Sobb Story" received an official music video, the song became even more popular and eventually peaked at number 8 on the
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and would also rap in the group occasionally. During a performance at Payday, a roving and short-lived hip-hop party in New York's late-1980s club scene, the group got discovered by
Elektra Records A&R Dante Ross. The group performed for fellow Long Island based hip hop group
406:, the group was seen arguing, with member Charlie Brown becoming upset over Rhymes' show-stealing. The group soon split up, with Charlie Brown, Dinco D and Milo garnering very limited success individually, while Busta Rhymes' popularity continued to increase.
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attracted attention with his verse in the song, which led to him launching a successful solo career. In
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