baɪ ðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, wˌɛn ðə ɡɹˈuːp wʌz sˈɛt tə ɹᵻlˈiːs ɐ ɡˈɜːl kæn mˈæk, mˈɛmbɚ nˈeɪtʃɚɹi nˈɔːtən hæd lˈɛft ðə ɡɹˈuːp, ɐlˈɛdʒɪŋ ðæt ʃiː hæd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːnflɪkts ænd ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts wɪð bˈeɪlɑːn, wˈɪljəmz, ænd ðɛɹ mˈænɪdʒmənt, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tʊ ɐ hˈiːɾᵻd ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ɐn ˌɔltɚkˈeɪʃən wɪð kˌeɪˌɛfsˈiː fˈuːd.
By the summer of 2002, when the group was set to release A Girl Can Mack, member Naturi Naughton had left the group, alleging that she had a number of conflicts and arguments with Bailon, Williams, and their management, which led to a heated argument in August 2002 involving an altercation with KFC food.