We know: You still go apesh-t up when the DJ drops “Poison” at every party. But Bell Biv DeVoe are back with a new single and visuals, because Ronnie, Ricky, and Mike never stopped being lit.
To say they’re “back” isn’t quite accurate, because as part of New Edition they’ve toured virtually nonstop for almost 30 years. “Run” will feel instantly familiar, as it samples Biggie’s “Hypnotize,” (which sampled Herb Alpert’s 1979 song “Rise”). BBD pay homage to their 1990 hit in the beginning of the new video, and they also circle back when Ronnie, looking about 25, drops arguably the hottest line of the song: “And no thots / I learned my lesson, man, from ‘Poison.’”
Watch “Run” for yourself because words don’t capture BBD’s swag: