Ricky Bell on Forming Bell Biv Devoe After New Edition Split, Making "Poison" (Part 5) 

When will i see you smile again is one of the greatest R&B songs of all time.

I don't care how many times I hear the origins of NE, BBD, Bobby, Johnny, Ralph and everything in between. I just love these kind of conversations.

BBD is still the most mysterious and interesting branch of NE. Some people forget they were HUGE. They were enormous trendsetters as well.

I love how his wife is silently encouraging him, that means a heck of a lot! #Lordpleaseletmywifebe affectionate!

I remember when they premiered "poison" on Donnie Simpson's show. The next day I told everyone at my middle school that I heard the best song ever and no one believed me until they heard it a week later.

Ricky’s voice & talent is so underrated & slept on. He ATE DOWN in BBD. He did what needed to be done on When Will I See You Smile Again. One of my favorite male vocalists. 🎤

"Poison" is such a groundbreaking track its crazy. First it basicly created the 90s New Jack Swing style and made it more street and edgy. In the 80s New Jack Swing was more rnb and slightly pop until BBD. They took the genre from Suits to Hip Hop street clothes. Another thing is Spyderman and Freeze actually went unknown to producing another huge song "I wanna Sex you up" Color Me badd the following year. The song also has so many quotes and memorable lines and melodies.

I love how she's there for support. You can tell when he gets uncomfortable about a question at the beginning he grabs her for support and she holds his hand affectionately.

I love Rickey Bell aka Slick! He was NE best kept secret❤️

Love that group... back then music was life....

Poison Was BANANA'S Absolutely the beat Song Ever

This will sound corny..but I love how the girl looks at him. Like....really lovingly. Is it just me who noticed this

Poison is still the jam!!!! a timeless classic!!!

I remember when Poison dropped....MAAAAAANNNN!!!! That record exploded on he scene!!!

Bell can sing his ass off!Especially on When will I see you smile again part 2

Ricky Bell is definitely a class act, Rick has found his soulmate, and it is obvious.

Ricky does killer interviews dead ass on.

I'm a lifelong fan that grew up listening to New Edition, BBD and Bobby Brown. My 7 year old child also loves them.

Does anyone agree with me the guy that played Ricky Bell in the biopic looks more like Sammy Davis Jr 😆

23 years ago ago, I wonder to they even remember, I had a blast in Chicago...... Now as a nurse, the stages of life is a beautiful thing, glad to see them out again.

Poison is the best new jack swing song ever. Possibly the best R&B song ever.

Wife is obviously there because he wanted her to be. She's poised, respectful and anchors his platform to tell his truth. He holds her hand and keeps her in arms reach to reassure her and to be reassured by her. People take medication and seek professional help for not having someone to love or to love them, but this group of folks are complaining that is support his upfront and center. Sheesh. What makes folks happy?!

Poison was a game changer, man when that beat dropped in the club you knew you’d be dancing your ass off for the next 8 minutes. Amazing record. Kool G Rap’s sample is just incredible here.

I still have pictures of them from when they were skinny, pimply teens 🤣 Mister Telephone Man, landlines, care free curls... 80s baby

I love the way she looks at him, true love

We need a GUY interview vlad.

1. LOVE Ricky, he is so WELL SPOKEN and ARTICULATE!

I love the way Ricky speaks

BBD made me go get my first pair of airbrushed jeans

Great interviews with Ricky. Great piece of history. Thanks!

BBD should be considered one of the most influential groups ever. Low key New Edition are goats.

4:58 Now I know why Bobby took the rap portion off the "Every Little Step" Don't Be Cruel album version of the song

She’s there for support probably why y’all trippin

The 80s is my favorite decade for music. Thanks, Ricky/New Edition, for the gr8 memories!

I Play That "Poison" Album to DEATH! The ENTIRE Album Is a Banger From Start to Finish. Ricky Is INCREDIBLY Underrated As a Singer And BBD Always Been My Inspiration When It Comes to Style. They Were UNPARALLELED. Overalls With The Airbrushed Designs And Colors, They Wore One Sneaker On One Foot And Another Sneaker On The Other, Baseball Caps, The Whole Thing. Besides "Poison", "She's Dope! (EPOD Mix)" Is My FAVORITE. Marley Marl Went IN On That One. Much Respect to BBD. Much Respect to NE. Been a Young Fan Since 2008. #NE4LIFE #YOSLICKBLOW

I think I'm going to exhaust my entire battery life watching all these Ricky Bell - New Edition interviews. Forever New Edition! Forever BBD!

For everyone saying that his wife doesn’t serve a purpose, I think you guys should wait until the future parts come on when the interview gets more personal and he starts talking about how they met and his addiction. I think she’ll have more of speaking role then

I respect him and i love his wife..

I Do Need You and Smile Again🙌🏾 Classic love songs!🥹

Dope he got his wife chillin with him not cuttin nobody 0ff

"Poison❤❤❤" is MY JAM❤❤❤!

Have and will be an NE fan for life. Ricky, so glad you’re doing well. “One More Day” was one of my favorite songs on NE’s Home Again Album

KMEL shout out. I can dig it!

One of my favorite songs on the whole album is “I Do Need You” 🙌🏾 ❤❤

KMEL was definitely around in 1990. And it was definitely playing Poison back then.

I love his wife. She just seems so devoted

Nice interview with music singer Ricky Bell of New Edition. I'm happy Ricky, Michael Bivins, Ronnie Devoe formed Bell Biv Devoe. I love Poison and Hootie Mack albums. I like Ricky Bell.

Poison was a badass album!!

Product of the Environment video!!! Shout out to Third Bass!!!!

My cousin “Dr Freeze” worked on the Poison beat... My mom still has the original pre-master demo on cassette...💯

I'm a black male. I loved New Edition as a high schooler. Vlad is more like a white guy. Whites love rap....and buy the majority of rap music. BBD forming was the best thing to happen to NE. It brought to the forefront, how great of a singer Ricky Bell is.

We need a bell biv devoe movie

Ricky bell keeps you tuned in and must hear interviews,he gotta have his bet movie and book

I loved BBD!!

You have a fan for life!

Ricky does the best interviews about NE.

yo poison got my dad listening to rap music lol thank you so many years ago he not here anymore many memories tho

I've gotta agree with Vlad on this one. I liked New Edition, but I was never a fan. BBD hit the scene when I was 13 and I became a huge fan. BBD seemed like it was definitely for the fellas. I couldn't recite more than a verse from any New Edition song, but I damn near knew the entire BBD album by heart.

"I thought it was me" was the best song on the album tho

Congratulations Ricky Bell on your career and having a beautiful mate. Props Brother!

Anything is possible and Anything can be You can feel the passion You never ever dreamed of i see it in your eyes your giving me the sign and i knew it was on i knew it was on it was something

BBD came through and changed the game!!!!!!!! Beasted the game!!!

Poison is played at every HBCUs!

Yup. I remember watching the video premiere of Poison and going to buy the cassette single the next day...lol 6th grade memories.

Smile Again 😍😍

Forming bbd was the best shit that they couldve ever done. Cause if they waited around for ralph and bobby to come back, they wouldve been forgotten about. I love bbd.

I saw the premiere of that video on Bet I went home for lunch from school with a female friend I smashed then we watched the video lol went back to school and told everyone about the video

im happy for there sobriety n there relationship still being in tact

How does Vlad interview ppl not knowing hardly anything about. Dude mixing up NE albums. Not knowing simple NE history. Damn.

People making comments about why is his wife there they have a album together I'm sure well hear about it in another part of the interview

Bell biv devoe was dope as fuck. I rocked with that shit back in the day

Wow just wow . So much history behind making of the song making my 11 year old ass go crazy changed my life.

I would love to hear the bbd demo songs. Damn.

Aww... Ricky got his own Yoko Ono...

Damn I forgot how many hits were on that album. Poison. Do me. Dope. Smile. I thought it was me.

She is 😍😍😍...heavenly.....

Shout out to Timmy galling and wokie stewart for producing when I see you smile again and I do need you but weak of the needs I want hear that song right now

It's nice to see a respectful poise black man speak

You can tell his wife is a fan of his. I love it.

The best rnd group eva

Dude like 50 ,he doing something right

NE, BBD, bobby brown, johnny gill nd ralph tresvant 🔥🔥🔥

KMEL and WILD 107 were both around, might have been KSOL still but the BAY was already rockin rap and rnb on the stations.

Poison is the greatest R&B song of all time. Ricky's wife being there is distracting because she's eye candy haha He held her hand/forearm at one point, but then let go completely seconds later....like what are y'all thinking?

They were all mamas boys thats why they all have amazing wifes..💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪 #mumof3#goalsasf ❤❤❤❤❤

I guess he’s talking about pop stations because radio I grew up on in the 80’s played r&b with raps in them all the time.

They changed R&B to what it is now.

I need the full video VLADTV

Never trust a big butt and a smile 🍑

I was 16 and this was one of like 4 cassettes I owned and loved back in 1990-91....PE's Fear of a Black Planet, Pac's Strictly for my n*ggaz, I think Ice-T's Iceberg lol, and BBD's Poison. Wasn't supposed to be playing the first 3 in the house because of moms and with the lyrics, but she loved her some BBD lol.

Why this look like mal from the Joe Budden podcast

How she is looking at him use to irritate me when my girl looked at me like that. Especially when I'm driving 😂. I'm thinking in my head "Woman what are you looking at" lol.

G Rap looks like the last thing a few ppl saw 💀

The crazy thing is they always labeled Bell Biv Devoe as the less talented of the NE collective yet, they have the biggest hit of the NE collective.

Hip hop on the r&b tip with a pop feel appeal to it!

I remember when they all split and then Ralph Tresvant was supposed to be the one to break out. He performed his new song on a tv show and I remember me and friends going, is that it? Then the other members came out with theirs and just blew him away.

Once again...I was oddly there. At that forum concert. Even weirder I was with Ronnie’s family. It was hilarious! I’m a b-boy...I’m not a new edition fan ha ha. Ronnie’s twin brothers Roland and rob went to my high school. They were trying to work with my man Bret..dj epic. That sound in the song poison is Bret’s sound. It’s from an 808. Me and Bret would go to the devoe house and they would ask Bret tech questions. I remember once Ronnie came home from a tour and was slapping his brothers with wads of cash. Then they went and bought scooters. Back to that forum concert though...I’m sitting nearly front row thinking “wtf am I doing here?”. Ronnie kept coming over by us on the stage singing and these chicks behind us are grabbing my shoulders and screaming. I finally said “god damn! You like Ronnie eh?” And they’re like “omg we love him” and I go “oh yeah?...that’s his mom right there!” They said “you KNOW Ronnie?!!!” I’m like “yeah”. And they started to cry and touch my face ha ha. Ha ha ha shit was hilarious. I could tell a nutty story about Ronnie’s mom flo...but I’ll chill. Bottom line...they rode me and Bret’s jock cause we were down with thee most current hip hop. Bret went on to ruin his life by creating “crazytown”...the most embarrassing shit ever. But he’s my boy and ...he’s also possibly thee best dj in history. He’d take anyone on the turntables. Dudes feared him. Plus he made beats. Did production like a master. That’s why dudes like Dre and bell biv devoe etc wanted to hang with us. We were always on guest lists. Bret would get on the tables and just DESTROY the place. People would be like “yo who’s that?”. Those were the days. When hip hop was dope. Ps...KDAY had been playing hip hop for years by then. And singing over beats was already done by dudes like oran juice Jones and the kid who sang for Marley marl...I forget his name. Sang on bizmarkie songs.

interview Mr.380 from Houston

We need a dj quik interview asap

Wifey's definitely a Beauty😍