BAMA There are very few or no other articles that link to this one . Please help introduce links in articles on related topics . After links have been created , remove this message . This article has been tagged since October 2006 . B.A.M.A. , an acronym meaning , Boyz After Money Always , is a hip-hop group from Alabama . The group consists of two members- Rain and Taurus Caine . The members met in 1997 when the two ( then , both , solo artists ) were recording at Knight Crimes studio in Montgomery , Alabama . At the time , the only mission on their minds was recording anything so that people knew they existed . From that point , the two kindled a friendship that would eventually see Taurus Caine moving to the west coast and back to launch a `` street worthy '' solo career , Rain moving to Birmingham , and launching a successful `` ghost writing '' career , and both artists ending up back in Montgomery , Alabama with the same manager . It was that manager , Brian Miller , who saw the uniqueness to the two and convinced the `` Boyz '' to form what has become one of the largest music accomplishments to the state of Alabama . In 2004 BAMA released their independent , debut record- `` Southern Evolution '' . The album went on to sell more than 10 , 000 copies , and received a great amount of attention on radio stations throughout the Southeast . The `` buzz '' was immediately noticed by Universal Records , and in August of the same year , BAMA signed a recording deal with Universal and nationally released a outstanding hip-hop remake of the southern rock classic `` Sweet Home Alabama '' . The single was a phenomenal success for Universal ( selling more than 100 , 000 copies , as well as over 150 , 000 ringtones . Categories : Orphaned articles from October 2006 October 2006 