2002 - Bell Biv DeVoe - BBD [mp3@320) Grad58

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Bell Biv Devoe - BBD

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AllMusic Review by Jason Birchmeier


Bell Biv DeVoe's first album of new material in eight years, BBD attempts to

reclaim the popular success of the trio's first album. It's sexier than anything

BBD had done before, every song being not about love but instead sex --

straight-up freaky sex with no apologies and little passion. In addition to the

frank sleaziness, the former New Edition singers also do a lot of flossing here,

rapping about champagne, cars, and money. This is a very brash and

unapologetic album, an album that turns seduction into sport. Rick, Mike, and

Ron are either bragging to you about how freaky they get with women or else

bragging to the women about how they're going to freak them. There's really

not much else discussed. And that's what ultimately makes this a relatively

offensive album. In fact, it's quite misogynistic, particularly on songs like

"Dance Bitch" and "Shorty Gone Get It"; you're supposed to cheer these guys

on, but instead you can't help but sympathize with the voiceless women. Back

when BBD wrote songs like "Do Me," they were sexy -- very sexy, in fact.

However, the subtle and soft message of songs like "Do Me" has been

eclipsed by blatant and aggressive messages like "Dance Bitch." This album is

simply too harsh and too direct to be sexy, instead it's rather sadistic. And it's

also too one-dimensional to appeal to anyone who is disinterested in hearing

three guys channel their frustrations toward submissive, generic women with

no voice. There are some nice beats here and there, but nothing novel

enough to compensate for this album's disturbing portrait of contemporary

gender roles. It's perhaps ironic that BBD's comeback album showcases

precisely why the general public stopped caring about these guys in the first

place. These guys went from "Candy Girl" to "Dance Bitch" and wonder why

the masses grew weary.


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Artist...............: Bell Biv Devoe

Album................: BBD

Genre................: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 2001

Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520

Codec................: LAME 3.82

Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III

Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)

Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz

Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3

Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/bbd-mw0000214569

Ripped by............: Grad58 on 4/30/2017

Posted by............: Grad58 on 5/1/2017

Included.............: NFO

Covers...............: Front Back


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Tracklisting

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1. Bell Biv Devoe - Breezy [04:26]

2. Bell Biv Devoe - Da Hot S*** (Aight) [03:38]

3. Bell Biv Devoe - Dance B**** [03:55]

4. Bell Biv Devoe - Home Alone [03:46]

5. Bell Biv Devoe - I Ain't Going Nowhere [04:03]

6. Bell Biv Devoe - In My Crib [04:08]

7. Bell Biv Devoe - Pesos [03:37]

8. Bell Biv Devoe - Scandalous [03:53]

9. Bell Biv Devoe - Shorty Gone Get It [03:29]

10. Bell Biv Devoe - Sic Wit It [03:45]

11. Bell Biv Devoe - Since I Blew [03:47]


Playing Time.........: 42:32

Total Size...........: 99.05 MB


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