Mindless Behavior

Kicking off with footage from the group's 2012 Coca Cola Viewer's Choice surprise win at the BET Awards (against heavyweights such as Beyoncé and Chris Brown), this biographical profile of teen boy band Mindless Behavior is intercut with segments from their cross-country tour. All under driving age (I think; web info for the boys' real names and ages is spotty), the R&B hip-hop quartet includes Princeton (who at a young-er age appeared in a Gym Class Heroes video), Roc Royal (whose mom talks about the stroke she had when pregnant), Ray Ray (who wears his hair in plaits and earlier performed with popular L.A. children's entertainer Tommy the Clown), and Prodigy (whose dad noticed him grooving along to music in the car as a toddler—he proudly mentions the filthy 90s Next anthem “Too Close”). Looking at the group's formation, rehearsals (including being away from their parents for months), and stringent work ethic, the program combines home movie clips, songs, backstage footage, industry interviews, and segments of screeching adoring fans (as well as a surprise side trip to the Jackson 5's old house in Indiana). DVD extras include audio commentary with the band, deleted scenes, a music video, and more. Sure to be popular, this is recommended. (J. Williams-Wood)