After setting their sights on conquering a local club in Atlanta, the Shop Boyz targeted the rest of the country and within a few months, they became bonafide "Rockstars." But before the radio was spinning their single countless times, they were actually in the hood, fixing cars.

From meager beginnings in Atlanta, to multi-platinum ringtones sales, the trio known as the Shop Boyz has risen to stardom rapidly. With their debut, Rockstar Mentality, in stores now, BallerStatus.com caught up with the group to talk about their new found success, the criticisms about their album and what "partying like a rockstar" is all about.

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BallerStatus.com: "Party Like A Rockstar," it's everywhere. How does it feel to have on the biggest singles of the year?

Sheed: It feel good man, because we were only trying to conquer one club [in Atlanta], you know what I'm saying? Just conquering that one club alone, we got a lot of respect in Atlanta. To now being in New York and people loving our music -- being that New York is one of the hardest states to try to get people to even listen to your music -- we blessed. We thank God every day. Every time we finna perform, we ask God to bless OnDeck Records and all Shop Boyz and say "amen."

BallerStatus.com: You mentioned how the song blew up at the club first. How long did it actually take from blowing up locally to being all over the nation?

Sheed: About two months.

BallerStatus.com: Really? When did you realize it had really blown up?

Sheed: About four months after them two months, so I say a good six months.

BallerStatus.com: What made you realize it was so big?

Sheed: At first, when I knew it was gonna be big, is we was in Atlanta, it came on in one of the biggest clubs in Atlanta called Primetime. That was the really the first time I really witnessed the craziness. We went to the club, they played the song and people just went bizerk -- people was jumping in the crowd and jumping off the stage. I had never seen that right there. We felt like if we can get people in our city to do it, we could get people in the whole South to do it. Once we conquered the whole South, we could get people up north and in the west to do it... and we did.

BallerStatus.com: Now, the single is like the no. 1 ringtone right now (or was) and you guys even went platinum with it, so the money from the ringtone alone should be good. Tell us a little about how crazy it's gotten as a ringtone.

Fat: We just found out our ringtone did 2 million and some change. I mean, we really feeling good with that. The album is doing good, doing great; the digital downloads is doing wonderful; and the shows are doing well. We feel blessed man.

BallerStatus.com: So, break down what "partying like a rockstar" is to you guys, and what being a rockstar is to you guys.

Sheed: Basically, you can have your own interpretation of what they are to you. My interpretation of partying like a rockstar is just living free and not worrying about what people are gonna think of you. It's not being afraid to stand up on the table and bang your head a little bit or just turn up a whole bottle of Grey Goose in the club... anything that's not gonna hurt nobody else. If you feel like partying, do it. It's your own interpretation. It's how you feel.

BallerStatus.com: I heard you guys all worked in an auto shop together before you blew up and that's where you got your name for the group from. Is that true?

Fat: We couldn't afford an auto shop. We had a makeshift garage right in our projects. One day a girl was walking by -- since we was always working on cars -- she was like, "we're gonna start calling ya'll the Shop Boyz," because anywhere we go, we can turn it into a shop.

BallerStatus.com: For people who aren't really familiar with you, before blowing up, were you guys always into music?

Meanie: We were basically fixing on cars... we were doing our own thing. We just got together and started making music.

BallerStatus.com: As far as the rock influence, where did that come in? What kind of stuff were you listening to, as far as rock goes?

Sheed: We don't listen to rock music. We're not really into the rock music, just the sound in the rock music. There's just a type of energy in the rock music that make people move when they hear it, especially people who are really into it. There is a certain type of sound and feeling in hip-hop that make people move when they hear it, so we just tried to capture whatever that energy was and made them collide. That's how we came up with "Party Like A Rockstar."

BallerStatus.com: Tell us more about the album.

Fat: It's a wonderful album. We got "Party Like A Rockstar," everybody like that, but that's how our album is. We don't make songs for one particular group or race, we make songs for everybody.

BallerStatus.com: I haven't heard the album myself yet, but I hear it doesn't have a whole lot of rock records on it. Is that right?

Sheed: Yes, that's correct. Everybody not into the hood rock sound, you know? A lot of people may like "Party Like A Rockstar," but they probably don't wanna hear a whole album full of songs like that. So, we made the album for everybody. We got a song on the album called "Rollin'" and that's got a country sound to it. We got urban songs on there just for the hood, we got songs on there for the kids, and for the ladies and lovers. We got all kinds of songs. We're not trying to get trapped into one sound. Once you do that, people are gonna look for that out of you for the rest of your career.

BallerStatus.com: Well, some people I've talked to about the album say that it wasn't what they were expecting. Being that you came out the gate with that rock sound, they expected more of that, so what kind of feedback have you guys gotten thus far?

Sheed: We getting a lot of good feedback, but not everyone is gonna like what you do. There was a lot of expectations on us, you know what I'm saying? If they don't like it, there's nothing I can say about that. But, a lot of other people do love it. If you don't like it, give it a few more listens, it will grow on you in time. We not trying to get stick in one sound, like I said 'cause if we do, we can't ever change.

BallerStatus.com: "Party Like A Rockstar" was such a huge hit, so what's the follow up single?

Sheed: We got a song called "They Like Me," produced by David Banner, it's more of the urban side. That's to just please our urban crowd for a minute and show people we can do the regular urban music for the hood. Our third single is "Totally Dude," which is going back to the hood rock sound.

You should get the album for yourself. Don't listen to what people tell you because that's just their personal opinion. There's albums out that I don't like, but other people love, you know what I'm saying? It's just personal opinions.

BallerStatus.com: I'm sure you guys have been touring. What is a stage show from the Shop Boyz like?

Sheed: When we are in regular urban clubs, we sound different. We just lead people up to "Party Like A Rockstar." We do something different every time. We might jump in the crowd or spin on the speaker. I'm crazy all the time. When we do arenas, we got five guitar players out there with us. We do our thing. We try to get a whole band.

BallerStatus.com: What's the future hold for Shop Boyz?

Fat: We promote the album everyday, all day. That's a fulltime job. As far as the future, we're working on our second album. We gotta stay fresh in the game.

Meanie: I just wanna say we have an outstanding album. Everybody needs to go get it and try it out for themselves. You be the judge.