Bell Biv DeVoe On What Makes a Hit Song & the Future of Hip-Hop | Billboard’s No. 1 GRAMMYs Party 2024 - video Dailymotion

Bell Biv DeVoe caught up with Billboard's Rania Aniftos at the Billboard’s No. 1 GRAMMYs Party 2024.

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00:00 What's up, how about you?

00:01 We're good, we're good.

00:02 How is everyone doing?

00:03 Thank you, you guys as well.

00:05 I appreciate it.

00:07 So tell me, what is the key to making a hit song,

00:10 which you guys are no strangers to?

00:12 Be yourself, have fun, make sure you're enjoying it.

00:16 Make sure it's what you would really listen to

00:18 when you go to the clubs or jump in your car.

00:21 You know, and just keep it true in that aspect, you know?

00:23 I love that, I love that.

00:24 Hey, I would say get a hot beat.

00:26 Don't nothing happen without the beat.

00:29 And then go straight to the chorus,

00:31 get something that everyone can remember,

00:33 and then just tell a story that you think connects the man and woman.

00:37 It's about that moment in time to be real as far as what you're feeling

00:42 in your life at that time.

00:44 The biggest albums were about a moment in time in any given artist's career,

00:50 whether it's Prince, Purple Rain, or Mary J. Blige,

00:53 what's the 401(1)--

00:55 there's so many classics based on people's pain and their victory at any time.

01:00 So a song should speak to that as well.

01:02 The human experience is eternal and universal every single time.

01:06 And the future of hip-hop and R&B, where do you want to see it go?

01:10 Man, I just want to--for me personally, I just want it to stay funky,

01:14 real, creative, innovative, different,

01:18 not everyone sounding the same, quality, style, all of it.

01:24 Well said, well said.

01:26 Thank you guys so much.

01:27 It's a huge honor talking to you tonight.

01:29 Bye!

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