From there, it wasn’t until 2001 that the hip hop crew released their next album, BBD after which they took a prolonged break away from recording. Although it didn’t rival the success of their previous work, it still managed to peak respectively on several charts. Three years after their initial success, Bell Biv DeVoe came out with their second studio album entitled, Hootie Mack (1993). Since then, the album has gone Platinum four times in the US, having sold more than 4,000,000 copies domestically. On top of that, it also charted overseas in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Their most popular album to date, Poison eventually peaked at number five on the US Billboard Top 200. Not only did it garner the group much fame, but many have since also credited the album for having helped pioneer the “New Jack Swing” of the early 90’s.
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Recruiting the help of music producers Keith Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, and Eric Sadler of Public Enemy fame, Bell Biv DeVoe came out with their first full length album, Poison in the spring of 1990. Incorporating elements of New Jack Swing, R&B harmonies and Hip Hop Beats, they wasted no time in recording a number of titles together. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the group first came together in 1989 at the suggestion of the R&B songwriting duo, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Named after their respective last names, the R&B trio consists of Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell- all former members of the 1980’s quartet, New Edition. American hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe- abbreviated as BBD, garnered widespread attention with the release of the debut album, Poison in 1990.
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