![]() ![]() ![]() The dance on brick streets with several backup dancers before visiting a dance club and a basketball court. Bell Biv DeVoe sing the song while walking the streets. Bell Biv DeVoe perform in the music video 'Poison' from the album 'Poison' recorded for MCA Records. With Bell Biv DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe. Taking a break from the CD's overall aggression, BBD moves closer to New Edition's sound with the decent, though far from outstanding, ballads "When Will I See You Again?" and "I Do Need You." While other "new jacks" were content to simply emulate Guy, the distinctive BBD deserves applause for daring to stake out its own territory. Bell Biv DeVoe: Poison: Directed by Lionel C. (I Thought It Was Me)?," "Dope!," and "Do Me!" are considered new jack swing classics and are indeed among the best the style has to offer. ![]() Defined by their urgency, rawness, and vitality, "Poison," "B.B.D. A hard-edged, tough-minded blend of R&B/funk and hip-hop, Poison was (like Brown's Don't Be Cruel) a radical departure from the Jackson 5-influenced "bubblegum soul" New Edition was originally known for. Along with Guy and Bobby Brown, Bell Biv DeVoe (a New Edition spin-off trio comprised of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe) delivered some of new jack swing's most worthwhile material. With so many faceless, sound-alike albums having come out of the "new jack swing" hybrid in the late '80s and early to mid-'90s, it's important to give credit to the form's more creative and imaginative figures. ![]()
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