August 28, 2006 @ 2:02 pm
Deep Side
For the patrons at a Fort Lauderdale IHOP, breakfast is business as usual—that is, until Deep Side begins to sing. “Girl, I wanna make home with you,” they croon. “Spend my life and get grown with you.”
left Though barely old enough to order drinks, the R&B quartet has fans of all ages in a swoon. Two 40-something women, a few booths over, can attest to that. “I’d take them home,” one says. “Sho would.’’ Even their manager, Jonathan Wright, who first saw them perform at a high school talent show in 1999, can bear witness to their lasting impression: “I believed in them so much that I cashed in my retirement and sold my house to fund them.”
That magnetism and youthful appearance have carried the Florida-based group—Karlen “Pretti Sly” Moodliyar, 21; Rudy “Rude Boi” Huggins, 21; Brent “Penny” Pendergast, 21; and Mike “Ezay” Espinosa, 22—through years of talent shows and a cappella auditions.
Still, while no boy band wants to acknowledge their bubble gum appeal—Deep Side flatly rejects it. “People expect us to sound all boy band-ish,” says Rude Boi. “Someone puts four cute dudes together and makes them dance and sing. We’re not like that.”
And to prove it, their still-untitled major-label debut brims with grinding grooves, such as the insistently sexual “Let’s Make Love,” featuring R. Kelly. Other blatant come-ons, like the titillating “Wet” and the tasty “Yum Yum,” plainly state the album’s explicit tone. “We’re young guys, and that’s basically where we’re at right now,” says Ezay.
Beyond just bump and grind, their musical skills range widely—a truth Deep Side is counting on as they set sight on a national audience. “We’re more than just smooth playas,” says Sly. “We’ve got a deeper side, like our name says. People only need to hear us.” That shouldn’t be a problem—just ask those hungry ladies at IHOP.
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March 16, 2007 at 6:10 pm
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March 3, 2007 at 6:27 pm
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Yendi says:
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January 17, 2007 at 1:38 pm
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Kelly says:
I went to elementary school with Mike and i can remember sitting next to him in Mrs. Babcocks 5th grade class we would always get into trouble because he would always sign Janet Jackson's song and he would get up and dance all the time. My brother and I and Starlina and Stephine were called Trouble b/c we would walk around the school bc our parents and Mikes grand mother worked there. Mike I'm so proud of you and I knew when you and Bry were in the Davie singers in elementary school that you were going to go far. When I saw your group perform for the first time at your granduation party in 2001 I knew you all were going to get big and awesome. When I saw your grandma one time she told me that you put our names on your cd thank yous and i was like No way and then i went out and bouht the cd I was speechless. I miss you man and God Bless you always you make me and Bry and star and steph and of course your family proud. Love you man.. God bless you and and Keep it up.....
January 5, 2007 at 11:31 am
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January 2, 2007 at 11:07 am
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jason james says:
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December 28, 2006 at 1:38 pm