▁team ▁of ▁background ▁sing ers . ▁The ▁multiple - le ad ▁arrangement ▁became ▁a ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁tra dem ark , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁typical ▁to ▁hear ▁W anya ▁Morris ' ▁v ibr ato - he avy ▁ten or , ▁Sh awn ▁Stock man ' s ▁ten or ▁voice , ▁Nathan ▁Morris ' ▁bar it one , ▁and ▁Michael ▁McC ary ' s ▁bass ▁( o ften ▁used ▁in ▁spoken - word ▁sections ▁of ▁many ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ▁hits ) ▁trad ing ▁bars ▁in ▁each ▁song . ▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁l iner ▁notes ▁identified ▁unique ▁nick names ▁for ▁each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁These ▁nick names ▁were ▁de vised ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁B iv ins ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁market ing . ▁W anya ▁was ▁" S qu irt ", ▁Sh awn ▁was ▁" S lim ", ▁Michael ▁was ▁simply ▁" B ass ", ▁and ▁Nathan ▁assumed ▁the ▁name ▁" Alex ▁V ander pool ", ▁after ▁a ▁soap ▁opera ▁character ▁who ▁brand ished ▁a ▁n erd y ▁style . ▁ ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men ' s ▁first ▁single , ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Austin - produ ced ▁" M ot own ph illy " ▁featured ▁a ▁rap ▁came o ▁by ▁Michael ▁B iv ins ▁that ▁gives ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁met ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men . ▁The ▁single ' s ▁release ▁was ▁accompanied ▁with ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁that ▁presented ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁hip ▁hop ▁style . ▁( The ▁video ▁also ▁included ▁came os ▁from ▁fellow ▁Philadelphia ▁High ▁School ▁for