GS Boyz

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = GS Boyz

| image = GS BOYZ 2013-08-28 09-15.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = GS Boyz in 2013

| alias = G-Spot Boyz

| origin = Arlington, Texas, U.S.

| genre = Hip hop, snap music, crunk

| years_active = 2005–present

| label = Battery, J, Polo Grounds

| website =

}}

GS Boyz (explicitly G-Spot Boyz) are an American snap group from Arlington, Texas, formed in 2005. They are best known for their 2008 debut single "Stanky Legg," which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. The song was re-released as a commercial single by Yung Joc's Swagg Team Entertainment in a joint venture with Battery and J Records after charting. Their follow up single, "Booty Dew" was released the following year. In September 2017, they released the single "Off Top".{{cite web |url=https://thisisplatinumhiphop.com/music-gs-boyz-off-top/ |title=[MUSIC] GS Boyz - "Off Top" | @officialgsboyz |website=thisisplatinumhiphop.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001124001/https://thisisplatinumhiphop.com/music-gs-boyz-off-top/ |archive-date=1 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}

Biography

The members of GS Boyz were friends at Bowie High School in Arlington.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606398/20090305/gs_boyz.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307140111/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606398/20090305/gs_boyz.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2009|title=GS Boys Say There's More To Them Than 'Stanky Legg'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=2009-03-05|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-06-24}} GS Boyz had many regional hits in its early stages, including "Hit the G-Spot", "Twisted", "He Don't Deserve You", and "First Time.",{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1585644/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=GS Boyz - Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|year=2009|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=June 12, 2010}} signed to Yung Joc's label Swagg Team Entertainment in November 2008.{{cite news|title=Yung Joc Signs The GS Boys to Swagg Team Label|url=http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/yung-joc-signs-the-gs-boyz-to-swagg-team-label|website=Rapsearch.com}} Before signing with a major label, the group's debut single "Stanky Legg" peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Its music video topped the countdown on BET's 106 & Park in February 2009. The group also released a remix of "Stanky Legg" with Trina. "Stanky Legg" is based on a dance movement from Dallas TX .{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606040/20090227/gs_boyz.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228015824/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606040/20090227/gs_boyz.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2009|title=GS Boys' 'Stanky Leg' Brings Dallas Hip-Hop Front And Center|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=2009-02-27|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-06-24}}

According to Shaheem Reid of MTV News, the "Stanky Legg" dance is part of Dallas's "D-Town Boogie" scene. The GS Boyz performed the dance on Snoop Dogg's talk show on MTV, Dogg After Dark. They asserted to the world that they compose more than only "dance songs".

By 2018, following legal issues, the group only consisted of Mr. Marc D and Slizz.{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Tommy |date=2018-04-09 |title=What Ever Happened To The Dallas Rap Group GS Boyz After The "Stanky Legg"? |url=https://thebeatdfw.com/3054137/what-ever-happened-to-dallas-rap-group-gs-boyz-stanky-legg/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=97.9 The Beat |language=en-US}}

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" \| Certifications
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="25"\| US ! width="25"\| US R&B {{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=gs boyz\|chart=all}}\|title=GS Boyz - Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=2009-08-29}} ! width="25"\| US Rap {{cite magazine\|title=Rap Songs\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-11/rap-song\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=June 12, 2010\|date=April 11, 2009}}
2008 \| align="left"\| "Stanky Legg" \| 49 \| 17 \| 7 \| RIAA: Gold{{cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=GS%20Boyz&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 \|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum: "GS Boyz" \|accessdate=August 31, 2011 \|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS \|archivedate=February 25, 2013 }}
2009 \| align="left"\| "Booty Dew" \| — \| 62 \| — \|
rowspan="3" align="center" \|2011 \| align="left"\| "Falling Down" \| — \| — \| — \|
align="left"\| "I Wanna C Ya (Whoop! Da D Doo)" \| — \| — \| — \|
align="left"\| "Lovin So Good" \| — \| — \| — \|
colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certifications

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="25"| US

! width="25"| US R&B
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gs boyz|chart=all}}|title=GS Boyz - Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2009-08-29}}

! width="25"| US Rap
{{cite magazine|title=Rap Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-04-11/rap-song|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 12, 2010|date=April 11, 2009}}

2008

| align="left"| "Stanky Legg"

| 49

| 17

| 7

RIAA: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=GS%20Boyz&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum: "GS Boyz" |accessdate=August 31, 2011 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archivedate=February 25, 2013 }}

2009

| align="left"| "Booty Dew"

| —

| 62

| —

rowspan="3" align="center" |2011

| align="left"| "Falling Down"

| —

align="left"| "I Wanna C Ya (Whoop! Da D Doo)"

| —

align="left"| "Lovin So Good"

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