Family Force 5 (often abbreviated FF5, formerly known as The Phamily and The Brothers) is a Christian crunkcore band from Atlanta, Georgia.
Family Force 5 was formed in Atlanta, Georgia. The three leading members of the band, Soul Glow Activatur, Fatty, and Crouton, are sons of Jerome Olds, a Christian artist popular in the late 1980s. Prior to the formation of Family Force 5, the brothers were members of a "boy band" known as The Brothers, relea...
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Family Force 5 (often abbreviated FF5, formerly known as The Phamily and The Brothers) is a Christian crunkcore band from Atlanta, Georgia.
Family Force 5 was formed in Atlanta, Georgia. The three leading members of the band, Soul Glow Activatur, Fatty, and Crouton, are sons of Jerome Olds, a Christian artist popular in the late 1980s. Prior to the formation of Family Force 5, the brothers were members of a "boy band" known as The Brothers, releasing Fact and Reality (1994) and RPM (1995). Both albums were released on Star Song Records, and produced by their father.
Between The Brothers and Family Force 5, the brothers had a band called Ground Noise, which they classified as "a really bad version of Third Day." Before the band chose the name Family Force 5, they used the name "The Phamily" but were forced to change it later due to copyright issues with Prince's band, The Family.
A decade later, the band signed with Maverick Records for distribution to the mainstream market before...
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