▁& ▁the ▁Bab ys it ters , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁local ▁act ▁and ▁released ▁several ▁ 4 5 ▁R PM ▁singles . ▁The ▁four ▁songs , ▁" B eg ▁Me ", ▁" Mon key ▁Man ", ▁" Mess in ' ▁with ▁the ▁Kid " ▁and ▁" Just ▁Being ▁Care ful " ▁were ▁spread ▁over ▁various ▁single ▁releases . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁band ▁followed ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁S ly ▁& ▁the ▁Family ▁Stone ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁psych ed el ic ▁soul ▁act . ▁H ue y ▁began ▁we aring ▁an ▁Af ro ▁and ▁don ned ▁psych ed el ic ▁African - in sp ired ▁ro bes , ▁and ▁adding ▁sing - song , ▁self - refer ential ▁rh ym es ▁to ▁his ▁live ▁performances . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁band m ates , ▁R ame y ' s ▁rh ym es ▁were ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁style ▁to ▁those ▁later ▁popular ized ▁by ▁rapp ers ▁in ▁hip - h op ▁music . ▁The ▁Bab ys it ters ▁were ▁a ▁popular ▁live ▁act , ▁but ▁never ▁took ▁the ▁time ▁out ▁to ▁record ▁an ▁album . ▁ ▁They ▁tou red ▁widely ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Roth sch ild ▁family , ▁who ▁fle w ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁a ▁family ▁ball . ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁appearances ▁in ▁clubs ▁there ▁led ▁in ▁turn ▁to ▁a ▁feature ▁in ▁Vog ue ▁magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁early