How Was This A Thing? "Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me!"

[TheFuser]

How Was Thing A Thing?
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In 1990, Bell Biv Devoe had the world on lock. Their debut single POISON became an instant dance classic, and the three former members of New Edition were on top of the world. As a followup to the mega successful POISON, BBD released their 2nd single, DO ME! which took the charts by storm matching POISON at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs. A bunch of little kids were running the streets singing “Do me baby.” Not only did we not know WTF we were saying, we didn’t realize how problematic the 2nd verse was:

Backstage,
Underage,
Adolescent
“How ya doin',”
“Fine,” she replied.
I sighed, “I like to do the wild thing.”
Action took place
Kinda wet,
Don't forget
The J, the I, the M, the M, the Y, y'all,
I need a body bag.

Did Ronnie Devoe just pen a verse about statutory rape? Did Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins just let that slide? Did the producers? The label? The programmers and DJs? The people? NO ONE SAID ANYTHING (in my defense, I was a pre-teen when this was released)! This is a classic hip hop, smoothed out, on an R&B tip with a pop feel appeal to it song, and we just let that problematic ass verse slide. How was this ever a thing?

 

[TimRock]

 

[TimRock]

maybe they were the ones that were underage?

 

[BitchI'llKillYa]

He wasnt talking about white girls...

Nothing to see here.

Music can only be harmful if it's pointed at black folk

 

[TheFuser]

maybe they were the ones that were underage?

I thought about that. But when the song was written they weren't. And there's nothing in the lyrics to prove Ronnie was talking about something that happen years prior when he was a kid. He was 23 when this jawn dropped. So that's either piss poor writing, or......... Either way, how was this a thing? Who didn't make that man clarify IF he was referencing a past time? OR who let that man confess to statutory rape?

 

[BGLR1212000]

Ronnie DeVoe aint write his own raps, so he says.

 

[Jeffgeorge]

The 90's was a great decade. The only thing I DONT miss was that ridiculous jump dancing foolishness that everyone and their mother would do in every video.

 

[An RnB Thug]

Different times, different standards....
You can't even call someone a queer at your job anymore, you'll get fired

 

[TheFuser]

Ronnie DeVoe aint write his own raps, so he says.

Wait, so who set that nigga up like that?

 

[Darth Furious]

SHIT!
oNE

 

[RoadRage]

Different times, different standards....
You can't even call someone a queer at your job anymore, you'll get fired

Yeah thing were a lot more rapier back then, and everybody loved it.

 

[BGLR1212000]

Yeah thing were a lot more rapier back then, and everybody loved it.

So true. All the shit R. Kelly got away with back then especially.

 

[Better]

Yeah thing were a lot more rapier back then, and everybody loved it.

Wasn't there a video where some white music artist, who was clearly an adult, was pursuing an underage girl, and even trying to holla at her through her bedroom window at her parents house?

 

[RoadRage]

Wasn't there a video where some white music artist, who was clearly an adult, was pursuing an underage girl, and even trying to holla at her through her bedroom window at her parents house?

Probably, they were all rapey..

 

[Better]

Probably, they were all rapey..

I asked it with such detail because it was posted HERE, and thought you or someone else might have remembered it.

 

[RoadRage]

I asked it with such detail because it was posted HERE, and thought you or someone else might have remembered it.

Nah but that shit sounds about right..

 

[TheFuser]

SHIT!
oNE

BRUHHHH,
a couple years ago the song came on, and I was singing along, and when I got to that point I stopped midway like, dafuc?? I remembered the lines from when I was little, but never actually thought about it. I definitely had the Weebay face on

 

[Better]

Shit just as weird as when R. Kelly said 'Cute little Aaliyah's got it" in 'She's got that Vibe' when he's running of all the names of the chicks who "got that vibe". I just caught that a year or so ago.

 

[Darth Furious]

BRUHHHH,
a couple years ago the song came on, and I was singing along, and when I got to that point I stopped midway like, dafuc?? I remembered the lines from when I was little, but never actually thought about it. I definitely had the Weebay face on

I just did it myself. Shit never even crossed my mind. I clicked on the post like fuck is he talking about now... oh shit... he's right.


Literally went from..














It just aint right. I had to get used to not fucking with Kells no more but I aint's ready to give up my Old School BBD mane.
Different situation totally, Kells got a real fucking problem, legally chased and documented and lawsuits out the ass but still...

oNE

 

[TheFuser]

Shit just as weird as when R. Kelly said 'Cute little Aaliyah's got it" in 'She's got that Vibe' when he's running of all the names of the chicks who "got that vibe". I just caught that a year or so ago.

R Kelly's entire discography is weird as fuck to me now.

"Your Body's Calling."
"Seems Like You're Ready"
Producing Aaliyah's first album "Age Aint Nothin But A Number"
"12 Play"

 

[TheFuser]

I just did it myself. Shit never even crossed my mind. I clicked on the post like fuck is he talking about now... oh shit... he's right.


Literally went from..














It just aint right. I had to get used to not fucking with Kells no more but I aint's ready to give up my Old School BBD mane.
Different situation totally, Kells got a real fucking problem, legally chased and documented and lawsuits out the ass but still...

oNE

Fam, that's where I'm at. I'm like, but Poison though. And Thought It Was Me. And When Will I See You Smile Again.... Im not ready!

 

[Better]

R Kelly's entire discography is weird as fuck to me now.

"Your Body's Calling."
"Seems Like You're Ready"
Producing Aaliyah's first album "Age Aint Nothin But A Number"
"12 Play"

 

[tallblacknyc]

fresh prince bbd track everybody liked on the low low

 

[TheFuser]

when they kept tryna sneak in the video

 

[TooTrilla]

Shit just as weird as when R. Kelly said 'Cute little Aaliyah's got it" in 'She's got that Vibe' when he's running of all the names of the chicks who "got that vibe". I just caught that a year or so ago.

Difference between R Kelly and a lot of those artists though was the fact that Kells was like thirty fucking eight when he was talking about young hoes.
Rest of them dudes were fresh out of high school.

 

[TheFuser]

Difference between R Kelly and a lot of those artists though was the fact that Kells was like thirty fucking eight when he was talking about young hoes.
Rest of them dudes were fresh out of high school.

Ronnie Devoe was 23 when this jawn came out. Fresh outta high school.... 5 years ago

 

[TooTrilla]

Ronnie Devoe was 23 when this jawn came out. Fresh outta high school.... 5 years ago

Whatever my guy....who gives a shit
I was just pointing out the fact that R Kelly was old as hell fucking with under age bitches.

 

[TheFuser]

Whatever my guy....who gives a shit
I was just pointing out the fact that R Kelly was old as hell fucking with under age bitches.

Oh, your point still stands fam. R calls himself the Pied Piper for a reason.

 

[TooTrilla]

Oh, your point still stands fam. R calls himself the Pied Piper for a reason.

Sad.....that nigga got some jams though

 

[Joe Money]

"You can yell/ and you an hit me/ it just be making me hooooorny!"

 

[furlough]

two different interviews mike & ronnie were asked about that backstage line, & kats said with a straight face that busta rhymes spit that sh!t first

they never said busta ghost-wrote that sh!t for them though

which could mean that ronnie thought he was bitin' some dope sh!t to regurgitate later

it appears to me that busta may have known he was stealing verses from their sessions & set youngin' up to teach him a lesson

i'm looking forward to hearing br's response

 

[LSN]

the rkelly shit (fucking high school groupies) was very popular in the 80s-90s.

ya LL gotta couple lyrics that come to mind talking about pulling up @ high schools and shit...was in his 20s @ the time too

 

[furlough]

two different interviews mike & ronnie were asked about that backstage line, & kats said with a straight face that busta rhymes spit that sh!t first

they never said busta ghost-wrote that sh!t for them though

which could mean that ronnie thought he was bitin' some dope sh!t to regurgitate later

it appears to me that busta may have known he was stealing verses from their sessions & set youngin' up to teach him a lesson

i'm looking forward to hearing br's response

@ 29:20 mark

 

[yureeka9]

 

[Naha-Nago]

Welp!!!!!!!

When they said 'Do me baby" they meant that shit literally.

*two cents*