909 Boyz

The 909 Boyz were a Southern California hip-hop group based out of the Inland Empire from the city of Banning. Prior to the group forming, the Banning-based hip-hop artist Emil "Freeze" / "E" Kincey had made a name for himself locally recording mixtapes around the late 1980's / early 1990's. His notoriety caught the attention of another aspiring artist Rozano "Seo-Loc" Falls. The two connected together in hopes of recording music. Two other locals artists, Ozine "O-Dog" Matthews and Marcus "Y.G. Seriaz" Best, began collaborating with Freeze (who would be later known as "E") and Seo-Loc, where they started recording homemade mixtapes rapping over instrumentals and making a name for themselves performing at local house parties.