Written and produced by LA Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons. They had huge careers for about 4 years from 1988-1992. They are brothers and were famous for writing and producing and arranging almost their entire second album in 1990 when they were barely out of their teens. At that time Khiry was 17, Hakeem was 15, Tajh was 14 and Bilal was 12. They asked to be let out of their Motown record contract after the failure of their 3rd album and moved to Gambia Africa. They continued making music as Suns of Light and Hakeem has gone on to a pretty successful songwriting career for folks as disparate as New Kids on The Block (co-writing the only good song on their first comeback album, Click Click) and Akon. Tajh, the group's best singer, and Hakeem, the group's most charismatic, have also done some solo work. Massively gifted artists that short circuited their own careers in order to maintain their relationships as brothers and their own sanity. They had the potential to continue to grow and become stars, but they went back to the Continent. I have tremendous admiration for them

It’s like 1988-89😂 My whole elementary was in love with them❤On Unsung, they stated that they were in gymnastics.

@ilovethe80slovesongs21

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Same experience with The Boys and also Another Bad Creation.

@LuvnAries23

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Me too. Lol

They moved to Africa and are still successfully recording music over there, they have a channel. They had a groundbreaking career in the 80s, they were really popular in the mid to late 80s. I'm 44 and had The Boy's fever.

@NinaBaby210

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Only Hakeem is still in Africa. Taj, Bilal, and Khyri live in ATL. Taj is big-into Music still with occasional collabs with Bilal & Khy. Really decent men they turned out to be. “Woke Brothers!”

Actress/singer Rosie Perez was their choreographer! It is wonderful so many people in the business saw their talent and were willing to support them during their time in the industry. Babyface and LA Reid produced some songs on their first album.

As a middle school-aged kid, I used to see them performing at Venice Beach before they blew up as kid stars. They worked with MJ and got into acting. Wow. This song takes me back. ❤ Gotta watch their video Crazy and the kid version of MJ's Bad Video. I think it's called Badder. They are in it. As the brothers got older they left the business and moved to Africa.

@05:29 My PART! "Diiiiaaalll it! Diiiaaalll iiiittt!!!" 😊

Oh man this takes me back to my childhood. I'm over 40 and this is the first group I loved! I wore this cassette tape out!!! You couldn't tell me that Tajh wasn't my future husband. Also, they're brothers and I'm pretty sure they moved to Africa after their success.

@quanahedwards2778

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I loved Tajh too! Everyone back then loved Hakeem. He was cute, but Tajh was just everything. He thanked me on Facebook when I said how much I loved him.

Lol! Speaking of your teacher Ms. Perez…Rosie Perez a popular Soul Train dancer, choreographed their dance moves. 😂 It’s funny how things connect like that. As always, a great reaction!

I loved The Boys when I was a kid. I had the biggest crush on Hakeem. I like “A Little Romance” and “Lucky Charm”. After their first couple albums they got more into production. They moved to a country in Africa and started producing (they’re brothers). Hakeem is still producing but I don’t know about the other three.

@lesliewilliams27

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Cut to me and my cousins fighting about which ones were our boyfriends. 😂

The Boys: Khiry, Hakeem, Taj and Bilal Abdul-Samad. Four brothers from California. They had 3 albums and retired after the third. They were my childhood. We were obsessed with them. Babyface produced this song.

Omg as a kid in the 80s loved this group!!! This song was def a fave. It sounds like Bobby’s songs from that same year in 1988 because babyface and la Reid produced this track and Bobby’s don’t be cruel album. I think the boys had one or two albums. One of the boys Hakeem used to act in a lot Of shows in the 80s like different strokes, amen . They moved to Gambia a long time ago like maybe over 20 years ago. They still produce music and have a different band name.

That was my jam 80s baby here 4sho

Wow! A good blast from the past. You gotta check out their video for "Crazy" they kinda pay homage/spoof other R&B videos. It's a great song too.

Oh my like many others have said these brothers had girls going crazy in late 80s, early 90s. My fave song was Crazy, but I liked this one as well & Lucky Charm. The way they started is a nice story. They are now called Suns of Light☀️.

I was rocking to this in 1988 in junior high. The group consisted of four brothers Khiry Abdulsamad; Hakeem Abdulsamad; Tajh Abdulsamad; Bilal Abdulsamad from Carson, California. All four were actually gymnasts, hence their acrobat back flips. They had two albums together. By 1992, they disbanded the group and went into production. They would eventually relocate to Africa and start their own families...🤔

Another good classic. Brings me back good memories this song.

The Jam…. Elementary school dayz, Carson in da house. New Jack Swing Flavor….

I’m almost 42 year old and this was my favorite group growing up. Hakim was “my boo”. They are brothers and they started off in gymnastics.

@aqueelah1640

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Girl he was everybody's boo lol

@jdfodio

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@@aqueelah1640 Right. I spent my entire time off from school with the chicken pox dialing their 900 number, tryna have a conversation with Hakeem. 😂 When my mom got the bill, she said, "Girl, you must be crazy!" and blocked the 900 numbers.

Jack you have such a good ear for music style eras even though you were not even thought of when this song came out🤣 I thought you reacted to there video for Crazy a little while back❤

@ggsworld8762

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@@JackReacts904 ❤️

This really takes me back! I remember 5 years old and obsessed with them! lol I listened to that album every night before I went to sleep lol

I was an 8th grader growing up in South Arkansas and this song jammed all along the airwaves.

Another childhood classic. 🔥🔥🔥

❤❤❤❤ so lucky to be an 80's baby one of the best groups of the time

I had such a crush on Hakeem....such memories. They weren't in the industry long because they didn't enjoy it as they got older. They have families and are really religious now. They lived out of the US for many years...so they have a different lifestyle. I think one of them still does music...but it's more like tribal African music...they aren't in pop/R&B anymore.

@niemasaunders7669

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Mostly everybody had a crush on Hakeem.

@lynettecooper5553

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@@niemasaunders7669 Tajh was my crush. My cousin liked Hakeem.

@niemasaunders7669

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@@lynettecooper5553 I agree Tajh was cute. Not going to lie when he sang happy I was like he’s handsome.

@niemasaunders7669

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@@lynettecooper5553 I have to ask my friend think I’m playing with them. I’m not sure about the name but do you remember that mini series when they lived with their aunt and uncle. I might have the plot wrong.

I remember when they performed at my middle school

Aww man, take me back to my teen years why don't you? 😂💯🔥👍

Their names is SUNS OF LIGHT,MY CHILDHOOD CRUSH,KHIRI & HAKEEM🤷🏾‍♀️

Written and produced by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons

I was in high school when this came out, & everybody was walking around singing this. Although Hakim was the most popular, Taj was just the cutest little thing.

If you saw New Edition's NE Heartbreak, they are in that video. In 1988, Bilal, the youngest is my age and I was 9 then.. the others are older. Hakeem was on tv and in movies... and the last album they had as The Boys, I think he produced that whole album. Check out their songs Lucky Charm, Crazy, and the Saga Continues... they were signed to Motown and has 3 albums there. They were there at the same time as Another Bad Creation.

I used to have this group on vinyl as a child. Gawd I’m old.

Ohhh i remember how this group.....❤❤❤

This was my favorite song in fourth grade!!! I LOVED HAKEEM!!!!

I had the 12inch! Played it TO DEATH!❤ Edit: HAKEEM(a.k.a. HAK) lead vocalist on most tracks, is still in Mother Africa making music. TAJ(2nd lead vocalist) is still into music; heavy! Bilal and Khyri of course, Support. They live in ATL

It's about time for this one....Indeed, still the jam right here...woo...listen if this wasn't played at the school dances, the DJ would hear us for real...

Man they couldn't tell me I wasn't the 5yh boy when this dropped...plus me and the youngest Bilal were/are the same age.

I was LITERALLY THINKING ABOUT THIS SONG!! And Group not a minute before opening youtube and here you are, and they are…

Yes!!! This is one of my all time favorites! ❤❤❤

Gotta love super young talented kids! ❤️❤️❤️

1988 this was from their messages from the boys album

Wow I'm in love this song right here OMG damn it sounded a amazing 😮😮❤❤❤

OMG me and my cousins LOOOOVED them when we were kids 😂 And Hakeem was on the tv show Amen.

They are brothers and this was their first major hit in 1988. Can you react to their other hit song "Crazy." the video is a parody of popular 80's & 90's music videos such as, Janet Jackson Geroge Michael and Micheal Jackson.

This is the first kid group produced by LA Reid and Babyface

Incredible group at such a young age I was a big fan

I remember them.. I believe they had maybe 3 albums and broke up but you should check out the video Crazy by them because they did parodies of other videos which was cool..

My younger sister loved them! Posters on her wall and everything….

Whew! Junior in Highschool and was applying to colleges listening to this.

They starting off performing shows on the Venice Beach walk way in Venice , California on the weekends for donations in the mid 80s doing flips and acrobatic risks moves and somebody discover them and they sign to I think Motown and had two out of 3 successful albums. But cleverly they wrote and produces songs at that young age. By the 3 album they wanted full control of the album and it was to raw or some controversial thing happen

New Edition NE heartbreak video had Them in it. Your right the Boys came out after NE broke up.

Great group!

I Think Khiry was like 13 or 14. The others were like stair steps. Hakeem 12, Tajh 11, Bilal 9. I remember writing a letter to their fan club😊.

Do crazy by the boyz and lets see if you recognize all the videos ,they made fun of 😁

This is my best friend’s favorite song!!!😍

I was in Jr. High and so in love 💘

1988 when this song came out

My first crushes especially Hakeem and Bilal! 😂

My teacher made us do this song at a program 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

Some info for ya.. "their parents pulled them out of the business and moved them to Africa, they still make music"

Another Babyface/ LA Reid banger

You gotta react to “The Saga Continues” by the Boyz. It’s their best song 👏🏾💯

@djladygee

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Oh yes, massive New Jack Swing banger, love it!

back with another banger.

lucky charm and crazy by them are great as well

Babyface and LA Reid classic

Love ur reactions Jack!

ANOTHER BABYFACE MASTERPIECE

OMG! I remember this ❤

They're all biological brothers,,

my boys 1988 baby

You should check out the videos for the songs Crazy, Lucky Charm, and A Little Romance by The Boys.

Jack. Have you ever reacted to any Tina Turner fast songs like Addicted To Love or The Best?

This was a massive hit back then

They're all brothers

Jack you should react to Another Bad Creation!

🌴 *Talofa Jack* 😜 Please react to the following: Janet’s *_”Because of Love”_* Mya’s *_”My First Night With You”_* Shanice’s *_”Saving Forever For You”_* Laurneá’s *_”Can’t Let Go”_* Thank you. Much Alofa ♡ (Love)... Phil

The group was made up of Four brothers before they became famous they performed all over their home town unfortunately they just had two albums the first was the biggest

@gigiraven

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They actually had 3 albums

Why is nobody they went to school with speaking out about them on social media remember they went to school for a little while .l wonder why the people they went to school with is not speaking out on social media about them🤔?

Please do blaque song call I do video