▁Stre ets ) ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁was ▁renamed ▁" Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁Bou lev ard ". ▁This ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁where ▁the ▁members ▁once ▁attended . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 9 0 : ▁Begin nings ▁▁ ▁The ▁group , ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Un ique ▁Att raction , ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁friends ▁Nathan ▁Morris ▁and ▁Marc ▁Nelson ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( C AP A ) ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁school m ates ▁George ▁Bald i , ▁Jon ▁Sho ats , ▁and ▁Mar guer ite ▁Walker ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁W anya ▁Morris , ▁who ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁cho ir ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Un ique ▁Att raction , ▁joined ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁permanent ▁member ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁fresh man . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Bald i , ▁Sho ats , ▁and ▁Walker ▁all ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁due ▁to ▁gradu ation . ▁They ▁then ▁rec ru ited ▁Sh awn ▁Stock man ▁after ▁seeing ▁him ▁perform ▁a ▁solo ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁cho ir . ▁One ▁day ▁N ate , ▁Marc , ▁W anya ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁were ▁pract icing ▁harm on ies ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁bath room ▁and ▁in ▁walked ▁Michael ▁McC ary ▁who ▁started ▁singing ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁group '