TooFab spoke to Boyz II Males after they clenched the title for his or her flip as The Buffalos Wednesday, making them the primary group win within the present’s 12 seasons. And whereas it was an emotional run for the group, they initially needed to make it brief and candy, telling TooFab the decision to seem on the present got here throughout their two-week break from touring.

“It labored out so far as time is anxious, besides it was on our two weeks off. We did not like that an excessive amount of, so we went into it as a chance to make the most of the platform, and present ourselves as, you understand, characters. And we had been going to attempt to sing not our greatest or attempt to sing in order that they knew who we had been in order that we are able to truly be kicked off,” Wanya Morris shared. “That was the plan. As a result of we needed our day off. We had been working and dealing and dealing. So we had been like, ‘Yo, man, that is going to be crap for our day off. After which as quickly as we end, we obtained to return on the street?!’ So we actually had been like, ‘Let’s get kicked off.’”

However when issues rapidly modified for the Philadelphia born and bred trio, who had been enchanted by the power of the present and determined to alter their tune — they had been going to remain and win.

“We noticed the power and we noticed how skilled and the way superb the crew was and the way they handled us and the way stunning, simply the entire ambiance was. We had been identical to, ‘You understand what? We would as nicely keep and win,’” Wayna continued.

As for the costumes, which the group stated “actually match” their persona, the Buffalo matches did present a little bit of a problem for Boyz II Males, who stated they encountered a number of obstacles earlier than attending to the end line.

“It was all of that after which some. It was sweaty. It was somewhat claustrophobic. We did not very have a lot line of sight. So we needed to transfer our heads so much to see individuals or see objects or issues. The toes had been huge. So typically we might step on one another’s toes. Thank God we did not do it in any of the performances or else that might have been embarrassing,” Shawn Stockman quipped. “However aside from that, it was an excellent time. We had enjoyable. It was a problem.”

He continued, “However we rose to the problem. And I feel that was why we really feel so proud about this victory, as a result of there have been so many simply obstacles that we’re not used to dealing with in terms of, usually we simply go on stage and seize microphones and sing. However we needed to do it with huge helmets, buffalo heads on. So all of these issues offered completely different challenges for us as vocalists. And we do not again down from a problem.”

Whereas the buffalo costumes offered a little bit of problem on stage, in addition they allowed the group to have a degree of anonymity they have not skilled of their decades-long profession.

“It was nice. ‘Trigger I imply, we’re very music oriented, that means that we stretch loads of completely different genres in our — what we hearken to as three people, the place you most likely would by no means even know — all of the songs that you simply heard are songs that we hearken to, had been songs that we sang earlier than as pals that we like to carry out. However we by no means, such as you stated, carry out them dwell. However they’re a part of our musical repertoire,” Nathan Morris defined.

“So it was enjoyable to strive to have the ability to carry out them and at last let individuals hear one thing completely different from Boyz II Males aside from what they count on,” he continued. “And the truth that we had been in Buffalo fits, there have been no expectations on, ‘OK, nicely, Boyz II Males.’ So you then immediately take into consideration what you have to hear. No person had any expectations. So it was nice.”

What made it so “releasing,” Shawn stated was what it introduced the group again to the rationale they began making music — a realization that introduced the singer to tears on stage after belting out their final music on Wednesday’s finale.

“It allowed us to reconnect with why we sing within the first place. This music trade tends to inundate you with a bunch of different sides of it that makes you distracted and it makes you assume that the trade is one factor. However the reality is, there could be no trade with out the music. And once we first obtained collectively, our entire thought was to sing as a result of we like to do it. We like to sing, interval,” Shawn shared. “And being in these masks and other people not realizing who we’re and other people loving simply the music for the music, and never due to a picture or as a result of they’re seeing their favourite no matter, made it releasing. And it additionally made it nostalgic.”

“This is the reason we do what we do. And this is the reason the bond that we had simply obtained stronger, as a result of there’s a world, imagine it or not, that individuals will nonetheless get pleasure from and admire music for the precise causes and never one thing contrived or pushed on you,” he added. “All isn’t misplaced. And I feel that is why we felt we obtained as emotional as we did as a result of it felt nice to simply go on stage and other people simply favored my voice. That is it. It had nothing to do with the rest.”

Whereas they saved issues tightly beneath wraps whereas competing no the present, they had been nervous their cowl could be blown early on thanks to evaluate Jenny McCarthy, who Boyz II Males had a particular connection to after touring along with her husband, Donnie Wahlberg‘s goup, New Youngsters on the Block.

“Effectively, Jenny and us, we have now a longstanding historical past. We had been on the New Youngsters on the Block tour, and when Donnie truly met her, he did the late evening Jenny McCarthy present. And that is when he met her. And he got here again and was like, ‘Yo, dude, I feel I like her.’ And so when he launched me to her, we frolicked, like actually frolicked for lots throughout that tour,” Wayna recalled. “And so I form of was afraid that she would not know who — particularly my mannerisms as a result of I am at all times turned up — I am at all times a Buffalo. However she truly did, she is aware of all of us. So, our mannerisms –we could not cover them from her.”

As for the opposite judges, Wayna stated he thinks they knew who was beneath these Buffalo masks, however did not wish to blow the shock too early.

“I feel they knew who we had been, however I feel they had been making an attempt to really masks it in order that they provide it somewhat bit extra of a, you understand — like Ken, I feel he form of knew who he had been already. That is why he would preserve saying, ‘I at all times needed Boyz II Males,’ know what I am saying? In order that was his manner of claiming, ‘I do know. I do know who it’s.’”

To listen to how Boyz II Males assume the judges did when it got here to guessing who they had been, and what they’ve coming subsequent, watch the video beneath.

The Masked Singer shall be again for Season 13 on Wednesday, February 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.