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Bell Biv DeVoe

Bell Biv DeVoe is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dev, SWV, Janet., New Edition and Luther Vandross. Those roots explain a lot about how Bell Biv DeVoe arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ralph Tresvant, Al B. Sure!, Blackstreet, Heavy D & The Boyz and Mint Condition, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Color Me Badd, TLC, Boyz II Men, Animal Collective and A$AP Ferg, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Bell Biv DeVoe, reaching back through Dev and forward to Color Me Badd. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Bell Biv DeVoeDevSWVJanet.New EditionLuther VandrossJanet JacksonRalph TresvantDru HillColor Me BaddTLCBoyz II MenAnimal CollectiveA$AP FergRalph TresvantAl B. Sure!BlackstreetHeavy D & The BoyzMint ConditionColor Me BaddTroopKeith Sweat

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Bell Biv DeVoe connections

Bell Biv DeVoe grew out of Dev, SWV, Janet. and New Edition, shares an orbit with Ralph Tresvant, Al B. Sure!, Blackstreet and Heavy D & The Boyz, went on to shape Color Me Badd, TLC, Boyz II Men and Animal Collective. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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