if there was ever a gender stereotype that was true, its that girls can't get along. so when female band mates part ways, the media holds their breath for the name calling, backbiting and never has to wait for too long. a lot of women would rather eat nothing but salad for the rest of their lives than see a former female friend do their thing.
witness beyonce and kelly's unceremonious dumping of destiny's child cohorts letoya, latavia and farrah at the first sign they wouldn't toe the line. and now, not content with daddy hampering kelly and michelle's solo ambitions since the dc3 finale, beyonce is now rumoured to be sabotaging newly famous solo star letoya's efforts. recently she allegedly demanded letoya be removed from a soundtrack project before she would participate and made herself look like a petulant child when she flew into london for last year's mobo awards only to boycott it when the organisers refused to strike letoya from the lineup.
boy bands just never seem to have all these problems. seemingly, they're happy just to be there having a laugh with their friends. and if one leaves, they wish them well and even make guest appearances on their new solo material. which may well be the clue to why every member of new edition found solo fame - karma.
bobby wasn't always the village idiot. before reality tv uncovered the madness that led him to yell at plastic fruit, bobby was the most successful of all the former new edition boys. although the erratic behaviour that led to his eviction from the group would resurface in later years, he pretty much held it together from 1988 to 1994. in 1988, at the age of 19 he hit pay dirt with 'my perogative' and never looked back.
bell biv devoe - poison, do me, in the crib
hot on the heels of new edition's 'heart break' tour, ronnie devoe, michael bivins and ricky bell formed bell biv devoe and has instant success with new jack swing classics 'poison' and 'do me'. in 2002 they returned with a new album, and 'in my crib'. all are still active as part of new edition and ronnie devoe is married to shamari fears of blaque, who is probably not old enough to remember the boys in their early days...
johnny gill - rub you the right way, there you go
unlike the others, johnny had been successful prior to joining the group, with three albums already under his belt. after, he had one of the biggest hits of the new jack era, 'rub you the right way' and went on to record five more albums and joined forces with gerald levert and keith sweat to form lsg in the late 90s. 'there you go' was one of the highlights of the popular 1992 soundtrack to the eddie murphy film 'boomerang'.
ralph tresvant - sensitivity
wacko soundalike ralph was slightly more cautious about striking out on his own. 'sensitivity' is his biggest hit although his collab with bobby brown on 'stone cold gentleman' comes close. like johnny, he is still part of new edition but has had consistent solo success and is still recording today.
witness beyonce and kelly's unceremonious dumping of destiny's child cohorts letoya, latavia and farrah at the first sign they wouldn't toe the line. and now, not content with daddy hampering kelly and michelle's solo ambitions since the dc3 finale, beyonce is now rumoured to be sabotaging newly famous solo star letoya's efforts. recently she allegedly demanded letoya be removed from a soundtrack project before she would participate and made herself look like a petulant child when she flew into london for last year's mobo awards only to boycott it when the organisers refused to strike letoya from the lineup.
boy bands just never seem to have all these problems. seemingly, they're happy just to be there having a laugh with their friends. and if one leaves, they wish them well and even make guest appearances on their new solo material. which may well be the clue to why every member of new edition found solo fame - karma.
ten reasons i can't decide if i prefer new edition together, or apart - download here
bobby brown - every little step, don't be cruel, roni, rock witchabobby wasn't always the village idiot. before reality tv uncovered the madness that led him to yell at plastic fruit, bobby was the most successful of all the former new edition boys. although the erratic behaviour that led to his eviction from the group would resurface in later years, he pretty much held it together from 1988 to 1994. in 1988, at the age of 19 he hit pay dirt with 'my perogative' and never looked back.
bell biv devoe - poison, do me, in the crib
hot on the heels of new edition's 'heart break' tour, ronnie devoe, michael bivins and ricky bell formed bell biv devoe and has instant success with new jack swing classics 'poison' and 'do me'. in 2002 they returned with a new album, and 'in my crib'. all are still active as part of new edition and ronnie devoe is married to shamari fears of blaque, who is probably not old enough to remember the boys in their early days...
johnny gill - rub you the right way, there you go
unlike the others, johnny had been successful prior to joining the group, with three albums already under his belt. after, he had one of the biggest hits of the new jack era, 'rub you the right way' and went on to record five more albums and joined forces with gerald levert and keith sweat to form lsg in the late 90s. 'there you go' was one of the highlights of the popular 1992 soundtrack to the eddie murphy film 'boomerang'.
ralph tresvant - sensitivity
wacko soundalike ralph was slightly more cautious about striking out on his own. 'sensitivity' is his biggest hit although his collab with bobby brown on 'stone cold gentleman' comes close. like johnny, he is still part of new edition but has had consistent solo success and is still recording today.
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