the remaining members signed with stripe horse records, an independent label, in 1987, which released their final studio album, "bad boys". the group continued to perform for an additional two years, with chico debarge joining the group in 1988. a member of the group, bobby, along with his other brother chico were arrested for drug trafficking in 1989. legal issues, compounded with the ever changing musical tastes of the public led to the group's dispersion in 1989, 10 years after its inception.