Bell Biv Devoe - Greatest Hits
BBD stands for Bell Biv DeVoe, named after the threeNew Editionmembers (Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe) who made up this  80's new jack swing outfit. It also makes sense that the letters stand  for Bewildered, Baffled, and Dumbfounded, which is what one will be  after listening to this collection of tunes. After all, does a  halfway-decent, spin-off band (best remembered for the phrase "Smack it  up, flip it, rub it down") really merit a greatest hits collection?   And only seven years afterHootie Mack--their last, largely  unnoticed album--came out? Probably not. But there's a certain pleasure  in hearing cuts poised pleasantly between cheese and nostalgia, such as  the group's biggest hits "Poison" and "Do Me!", as well as  lesser-known, giggle-inducing tracks such as "She's Dope! (a.k.a.  Dope!)" and "Ghetto Booty." However, given that theGuyreunion albumdisappeared from the scene only moments after it dropped, it's probably  safe to say that new jack swing isn'tquiteready to make a comeback  anytime soon.--Sylvia W. Chan