{"id":46953,"date":"2025-11-12T21:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/46953\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:12:13","slug":"fort-worths-2byg-wants-the-spotlight-back-on-male-rb-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/46953\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth’s 2BYG Wants the Spotlight Back on Male R&B Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rising teenage R&B boy band 2BYG<\/a> from Dallas-Fort Worth has limitless potential with their music right now.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s name, which stands for \u201cto be young and gifted,\u201d includes members Matt Brown, Tour\u00e8, Nixx and KD. This year has been monumental for them following the release of their three singles \u2014 \u201cKarma,\u201d \u201cAnything\u201d and \u201cTwin\u201d \u2014 ahead of their debut project, The Yearbook, which dropped on Nov. 7. The bandmates spoke about their nine-track EP with the Observer<\/a>, diving into their career goals and what it means to them to be supported by their hometown.<\/p>\n

The group began with friends Brown, Tour\u00e8 and Nixx, before bringing KD into the fold in 2022. Since expanding from a trio to a quartet, they have grown their fan base on social media, amassing 1.1 million followers on TikTok organically by singing covers of artists such as Mariah Carey, Chrisette Michele, H.E.R. and Bell Biv Devoe, among others, to showcase their vocal range and harmonization skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After releasing \u201cKarma\u201d in April, which gives classic \u201990s vibes, they generated more buzz.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat was the goal overall, showing people that we are bringing that feeling\u2014the same nostalgic feeling of the \u201990s R&B groups and boy groups everybody [has] been missing,\u201d Brown said about the single written by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Talay Riley. \u201cSo, overall, the feedback has been great with the music video, dance moves, all that. It was very intentional, so we\u2019re very happy with this response.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going viral opened doors, but the bigger goal is shifting from TikTok fame to being recognized as real-deal singers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people know us, but they don\u2019t really know we got music out, they just know us as TikTokers,\u201d Tour\u00e8 expressed. \u201cAnd that\u2019s something that\u2019s humbling me personally, because that\u2019s a big transition for us as a group. Not just being TikTokers, but being taken seriously as artists, the next big R&B group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most Likely to Make It in R&B<\/p>\n

Catching the music industry\u2019s attention, they landed a deal with Def Jam in September. The following month, they hit the road for their regional The Yearbook Tour that kicked off in Little Elm on Oct. 4, hitting high schools and Dallas spots like Puzzles Deep Ellum and Headquarters at the end of November. For them, love from their own backyard means more than being embraced anywhere else.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see when Beyonc\u00e9 goes to Houston, it\u2019s gonna be insane. You see Drake go to Toronto, it\u2019s gonna be insane. You see Kendrick in L.A., it\u2019s gonna be insane,\u201d Brown said about performing at the Deep Ellum Block Party<\/a>. \u201cWhen it comes to having a hometown really supporting you, that\u2019s unmatched. You need that real, real bad for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"KD of 2BYG.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s very important for us to have a homebase and people to return to that are ride or die fans. Like, we know that if we go out here, it\u2019s never going to be like home,\u201d KD echoed.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s new EP is an introduction to what fans can expect from them as they continue to evolve, noting that they\u2019re also genuine stewards of music and grateful to the artists who paved the way for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more of an introduction to get to know us and what we want to be because we all study music. So, when we go and study artists, we love to go to that first album all the way to the end to see the growth of them personally and musically,\u201d Brown said. We know that we\u2019re great, but we want everybody else to understand that. Like maybe you don\u2019t need a telescope if you\u2019re looking for a star, because, I mean, we\u2019re right here. But sometimes people don\u2019t realize that the stars are right in your face.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cSo, just allowing them to really see that we\u2019re not the one hit wonders or anything of that sort, but we\u2019re really dedicated to our music and to our craft.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Matt Brown of 2BYG.<\/p>\n

Inside the booth, the group treats vocals like casting, deciding who carries which line and how the harmonies lock.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t all sound alike, but we do have similar tones. Like, even a person who\u2019s mixed in a project thought it was just one person singing all the songs, but just because they don\u2019t know our voices yet,\u201d Tour\u00e8 said. \u201cIn reality, you have certain people who can deliver things the best or bring to life the best. And it\u2019s really all based on preference, to be honest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to second that. What [band member] will be able to really bring to life when it comes to video is another thing. Live performance, like, what would they do? What would that person shine the best doing because we\u2019re all capable of recording each part?\u201d KD added. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of, like, you said, like, who\u2019s gonna bring it out the best on all. All levels, not just vocally.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it came to recording their first project, they found the process to be smooth rather than challenging.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Nixx of 2BYG.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love the music, love recording challenges. We love challenges so much that the challenges don\u2019t even seem like a challenge anymore. So, I don\u2019t think we got that song just yet. I\u2019m sure at some point down the line, it may be a song like, \u2018Oh, Lord, this is tough,’\u201d Brown said. \u201cMost of these songs that we did on here, we just either created with them and cut them, or they were brought to us and we just cut them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Young & Gifted<\/p>\n

KD admitted that an unreleased track titled \u201cI Want You\u201d didn\u2019t make it on The Yearbook, but he hopes it is included on a deluxe edition if the opportunity arises. It wasn\u2019t a walk in the park for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of work put into that one for me personally,\u201d KD said about welcoming the challenge, which pushed him as a musician. \u201cI would say that that was the one that probably gave me the most challenge, and I really had to step up in order to actually complete the song to give it what it needed in order for it to be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the journey to fame and fortune, they\u2019re still adjusting to being recognized by fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom singing in the restrooms and getting recognition at school to now, you go different places, and now you like, \u2018Man, I gotta dress up today because I don\u2019t know who I\u2019m gonna see, [or] who I\u2019m gonna run into.\u2019 Somebody might want to take a picture somewhere. It\u2019s an amazing feeling. And then for them to love the music just as much as we do or more. It\u2019s a great experience,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tour\u00e8 of 2BYG.<\/p>\n

KD expressed how healthy competition is positive in ensuring they each continue to level up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was gonna say, of course, with us being a brotherhood, we believe that iron sharpens iron. Although that is the case, we are all very competitive,\u201d he said about fans\u2019 comments. \u201cSo, when there are supporters and fans that come up and they\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, no. You [are] the best singer!\u2019 I feel like those are the times where it\u2019s like, you know what? I got to work. I got to put in work in order to not only just help myself, but to help the group as a whole. And I feel like that all comes together and it builds us all up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Remaining \u201cquality guys\u201d who put out \u201cquality music,\u201d holding each other accountable while transitioning into stardom, is important to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever it\u2019s like an entire squad of real individuals, it\u2019s gonna be real hard to change up unless it\u2019s changing for the better,\u201d Tour\u00e8 explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know who we were when we started it, you know? We were here before the label. Like, it was us alone trying to make this happen,\u201d KD weighed in with a comment. \u201cAnd so we also all have basically the same moral code.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nixx closed out our interview, ensuring that music fans, whether familiar with them or not, keep their ears and eyes open because they\u2019re entering the music industry as a force.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, 2BYG the entity, you know? We coming. We\u2019re on the train, man. And that train is going very, very fast. So, just expect the train coming,\u201d he said enthusiastically.<\/p>\n

Deep Ellum Block Party 2025 will take place on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 3 p.m. in Deep Ellum. Tickets are free and you can RSVP on Prekindle.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rising teenage R&B boy band 2BYG from Dallas-Fort Worth has limitless potential with their music right now.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1467,3949,116,118,117,2173,4660,2596,3502],"class_list":{"0":"post-46953","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-concert-previews","9":"tag-deep-ellum","10":"tag-fort-worth","11":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","12":"tag-fort-worth-news","13":"tag-hip-hop","14":"tag-interviews","15":"tag-local-music","16":"tag-rb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}