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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