Genres: Urban, New Jack Swing Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1988 in Boston, MA
Bobby Brown, The Jackson 5, Kurtis Blow, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, The S.O.S. Band, The O'Jays, Luther Vandross, The Temptations, Teddy Pendergrass, Michael Jackson, Morris Day & The Time Another Bad Creation, Ralph Tresvant, Guy, Johnny Gill, Color Me Badd, Boyz II Men, The Force M.D.'s, Troop, Blackstreet, Mary J. Blige, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Wreckx-N-Effect, Soul for Real, Hi-Five, SWV, For Real, En Vogue, Nice & Smooth, Jodeci Silk, Profyle, Dru Hill, Pretty Ricky, Jagged Edge, Brutha, Ryan Leslie, Puff Daddy, 98°, All-4-One, Blackstreet, Boyz II Men, Ginuwine, Jeremih |  |
Bell Biv DeVoe was hatched in the minds of its members, New Edition's Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe, upon the departure of lead singer Bobby Brown in 1986. But it wasn't until after New Edition completed its supporting tour for the album Heart Break in 1988 that the trio gave in to the urgings of Heart Break producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and decided to chart its own course. Bell Biv DeVoe enlisted a variety of producers for its debut album, including Jam and Lewis and Public Enemy producers Hank and Keith Shocklee. The results were quite unlike anything in New Edition's repertoire: The beats were funkier, the lyrics and vocals were sexier, and the overall sound had a harder, hip-hop-tinged edge. The album's title track, "Poison," became a number three smash, and it was followed by the equally successful "Do Me!" and the R&B hits "B.B.D.
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Release: March 13, 2007
Label: Geffen, MCA
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Release: December 18, 2001
Label: Biv 10 Records
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