Bell Biv DeVoe

Bell Biv Devoe is made up of half the members of R&B boy band New Edition — members include Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. After N.E. disbanded in the late '80s, Public Enemy producers Eric Sadler, Hank and Keith Shocklee and others helped BBD release their runaway hit album Poison in 1990. A fusion of hip hop, pop, R&B and soul, Poison reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop chart, with both the title track and follow-up single, "Do Me,” reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The groups also had other notable hits, including “B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? and "When Will I See You Smile Again?" The group went on to release a second LP, Hootie Mack, in 1993 and a third in 2001. Though neither album was as successful as Poison, fans still flock to see them perform as part of New Edition reunion tours. 
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Bell Biv DeVoe performed a medley of their classic hits. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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Bell Biv Devoe has performed together occasionally throughout the years, but their most prominent reunion of late had to be their appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last year, in which they linked up with house band The Roots to perform "P...

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Bell Biv Devoe's 1990 classic "Poison" was one of the first examples of R&B singers crossing over to the rap world—and two decades later, it's still one of the best. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Louil Silas Jr. 

Record producer and founder of Silas Records, Louil Silas Jr. suffered from kidney disease and passed away on Jan. 7, 2001, at age 45. He was known for cultivating artists such as Chante Moore and was the executive producer of “Poison,” the debu...
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