First Spin
Bell Biv Devoe Has Something For 'You'
Yes, you all read that right. Bell. Biv. Devoe. Is back! The infamous side hustle from New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie Devoe has returned with some new music for fans new and old. Not that they ever really went away, truth be told. The fellas have toured extensively with NE over the years and they get to sing their BBD hits during the live shows. But this is the first new music that we've heard from them in years, and it's not a bad song at all. "You" finds Rick, Ron and Mike falling back in step with their usual roles--he sings while they rap--and although it doesn't make me want to smack it, flip it and rub it down, it's an enjoyable slice of R&B. This and another song, "Welcome to My Heart," are now available on iTunes. Now, that's up with something new from Heads of State? Oh, Bobby Brown. Never mind.
Bell Biv Devoe: "You"
Bell Biv Devoe "You" & "Welcome to My Heart" [iTunes]
Tags: audio, bbd, bell biv devoe, bobby brown, heads of state, michael bivins, new edition, ricky bell, ronnie devoe
Comments
really after all this time belbivdevoe is coming back. ya im anly 16 nd dont remember them live , but l ove them . is new edition coming back 2
sereena | March 4, 2009 8:23 PM | PermalinkCan't blame them for trying to come back. Can't imagine it's easy right now, particularly for Ronnie's other line of work.
Thomas | February 12, 2009 10:59 PM | Permalink@Nix...Thanks for the heads up on that error. I'm correcting it now. What can I say, I had Bobby Brown on the brain. LOL
Butta | February 11, 2009 3:20 PM | PermalinkTypo Alert: You accidentally typed "Rick, Ron and Bob", instead of "Rick, Ron and Mike"
I am glad that BBD is back though, I loved NE since I was 8 and loved when they branched out with their solo projects and BBD was the best out of the individual projects.
In fact I had an airbrush T-Shirt with BBD on the front and on the back it said " Mentally hip hop smoothed out on the r&b tip with a pop feel appeal to it". Time flies! LOL
Nix | February 11, 2009 2:44 PM | Permalinkhey this is kind of smooth. i go way back with bbd. god but the rapping kills it. i'll check out the ballad on itunes though
JNez | February 11, 2009 8:24 AM | PermalinkBBD's first album was classic. The second album had some missteps but Babyface delivered on "Something in your eyes" This is a nice reintroduction, I'll cop a new joint from the boys. Want to hear autotune (pitch correction) as it was intended? The backing vocals over Bivs rap from 0.16 to 0.47, and the whole hook. R&B is sooooooooo fake now a days. . Good Grief.
Mutada al sader the king | February 10, 2009 4:16 PM | PermalinkI'm gonna always ride and die with NE/BBD. This joint is getting alot of rotation time in my whip.
stoneyisland | February 10, 2009 3:45 PM | Permalink