Their managers Keisha Gamble, Walter Millsap of Conjunction Entertainment came up with the concept of it... it gives them the freedom to express themselves
Roc Royal (the one with the pony-tail), Princeton (the one with the afro-puff), and RayRay (the one with two braids) came from Cali, While Prodigy (the one with the mohawk) came from Philly.