▁streets . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ira ▁Dor sey ▁and ▁Ra he en ▁Pet erson ▁met ▁through ▁their ▁younger ▁brothers . ▁The ▁two ▁began ▁writing ▁together , ▁under ▁the ▁names ▁Boot leg ▁and ▁Sho est ring , ▁and ▁created ▁their ▁first ▁song , ▁" D ope ▁Day ton ▁A ve ". ▁R apper ▁Matt ▁H ink le ▁soon ▁joined ▁the ▁du o ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Back stab ba . ▁The ▁group ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁local ▁producer ▁Steve ▁Pitts ▁and ▁formed ▁The ▁Day ton ▁Family , ▁named ▁after ▁Day ton ▁Avenue , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁crime - rid den ▁streets ▁in ▁their ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Fl int , ▁Michigan . ▁In ▁between ▁studio ▁sessions , ▁they ▁performed ▁at ▁local ▁clubs ▁and ▁quickly ▁gain ▁not or iety ▁within ▁Fl int . ▁ ▁The ▁Day ton ▁Family ▁recorded ▁a ▁ 1 2 - inch ▁single ▁and ▁soon ▁signed ▁with ▁Atlanta ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Po ' ▁Bro ke ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁That ▁year , ▁the ▁group ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁What ' s ▁on ▁My ▁Mind ? ▁and ▁were ▁featured ▁on ▁No ▁Lim its ▁Down ▁South ▁H ust lers : ▁B oun cin ' ▁and ▁Sw ing in ' ▁compilation ▁album , ▁which ▁got ▁the ▁tri o ▁recognition ▁throughout ▁Southern ▁United ▁States . ▁After ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release , ▁H ink le ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Boot leg