1993–2005: Early history In 1993, Ira Dorsey and Raheen Peterson met through their younger brothers. The two began writing together, under the names Bootleg and Shoestring, and created their first song, "Dope Dayton Ave". Rapper Matt Hinkle soon joined the duo under the name Backstabba. In 1996, they released their second album
F.B.I., standing for Fuck Being Indicted, under Russ Entertainment/
Relativity Records. The Dayton Family was plagued with various legal problems, including Ira being incarcerated soon after release of
F.B.I., which hindered the amount of work the group released. Their seventh album,
Charges of Indictment, was released on June 28. They most recently featured in the "Psychopathic Psypher" Part 1 & 2 (Bootleg in Part 1 and Shoestring in Part 2). The video for "The Psypher (Part 1 & 2)" was released on June 5, 2011. ==Style and influences==