April 24, 2006 @ 10:00 am

Da Muzicianz

by: DeMarco Williams

Who knew fried alligator could get a crew so crunk? Da Muzicianz and a small host of rowdy friends are gathered around a table at Alpharetta, Ga.’s popular Cajun eatery Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen cutting up. They joke about the cooks’ hygiene. They loudly quote lines from Madagascar. They order seasoned crab fingers, cancel them, and order something else. Had the poor waitress known she was in for this, she probably would’ve called in sick today. More importantly, this ragtag band of brothers—D’eongelo “D-Roc” Holmes, 27; Courtney “Da Birthday Boy” Holmes, 19; Bran- don“Mr. Ball” Sams, 23 (he has a different father)—plans to wreak even more havoc with their off-the-wall brand of feel-good music. And though front man D-Roc is bringing tons of success from his day job as half of the Ying Yang Twins, this trio is out to carve its own niche on the dance floor. “This group is not limited to the songs that we can make on a Ying Yang album,” says D-Roc over a plate of onion rings. “We like to get crazy.” Surely that goes without saying. Their debut, In Stores Now, is packed with zany party anthems, like the vivacious, voyeur-friendly smash “Camera Phone.” And you better believe the free-spirited siblings see you snickering. They know you want to discount them as another novelty act eating off nepotism. “Everybody would’ve done the same thing that we did,” says Da Birthday Boy. “We tryin’ to get this million dollars, too! My brother is just out here showin’ us the ropes.” Furthermore, the hate only fuels their fire. “I ain’t fit to shit on my lil brothers,” says a fiery D-Roc. “Why they gotta go to somebody else to be put on? We gonna stick to-goddamn-gether.” D-Roc’s fury calms to a whisper once his steak and potatoes arrive. His brothers, however, appear to be just warming up. “We gonna make sure we do our part,” says Da Birthday Boy. “We gonna shine. We ain’t just doing this for nothing,” adds Mr. Ball. Also, there’s some added incentive for the threesome to make sure its crunked-up sound isn’t a lost art in today’s snap-happy South. “Everything we doing is still keeping people crunk,” says D-Roc. “You can snap your fingers all night long, but crunk has not left Atlanta. Haaaant! Now pass the damn salt.” ALLEGIANCE: D-Roc (center) presents his Muzician brothers, Mr. Ball (left) and Da Birthday Boy.

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