Bobby in his prime was not here to fuck around. This man sang, rapped, beatboxed, and danced his ass off. He just gave you a whole concert in 3 minutes.
Y'all youngins talk a lot of ish, but Bobby WAS runnin' it in R&B-New Jack, back then - in fact, he was the one who helped New Jack Swing blow up, mainstream, changing the WHOLE SOUND, STYLE, and IMAGE of R&B (and he influenced dancing, big time), without taking it away from its roots ..Most of y'all don't know, because y'all seem to only know the, supposedly, "cracked-out" Bobby that you saw in the reality shows ..and now you THINK you know, after watching the bio-pic ..but you had to LIVE that time and era in R&B/hip-hop/New Jack to REALLY know.. ...Bobby was, also, one of the brothas who helped usher in dark-skinned brothas to become more accepted as musical "heartthrobs", during a time when you had alotta light-skinned bruhs, like Al B. Sure, being seen as the primary heartthrobs (and it helped that his name was "BROWN!")
I was born in 89, so I learned everything from this biopic. I remember ppl dressing like this, my older brother had this cut in 91 lol. He was a huge new edition fan and loved all of them. Bobby seem like he was really that guy tho lol.
No one said he wasnt running shit 🙄 some ppl did know Ralph was on the verse I didn't even realize it ... no one bashing bobby ... it's just a shocker to some people
OMG !!! THIS WAS 89 ! Mike Tyson was the most feared man! Arsenio Hall was hot ! Paula Abdul was hot ! Harlem Nights and Batman were the best movies ! Man these were some smooth days !
Smooth days indeed, sir! Takes me back to the days when you and your boys met up with your girl and her girlfriends at the mall on a Saturday. What a time to be alive!
Jenah Barbie Jones Hell yes, Bobby had more hits then BELL BIV DEVO and New Edition this dude could dance his ass off, Anybody that grew up in the 80s will tell you, I was one of them
Steven Frost That's new to me! I've always heard everyone refer to Bobby's hair style as the Gumby...the green claymation character who sported it first, lol!
The level of confidence oozing outta him is unmatched. Can't really recall another time where an artist's musical output is elevated by his sheer swagger. Bobby had a masterpiece on his hands with this album...and he KNEW it! Iconic.
No doubt Bobby definitely had it going on. Gotta give a shout out & mad respect to Babyface & L.A. Reid too! Especially Face he deserves a lot of credit for writing & producing the majority of this album, "Don't Be Cruel" for Bobby. Face wrote so many songs for other artists & for us who grew up back in the day as R&B music fans. Which I'm willing to bet those songs were a good part of your childhood soundtrack along with Jam & Lewis, Teddy, Prince & Quincy, who were the pinnacles of R&B/Soul/& mainstream Pop music altogether. Just saying...
@@45seabreezelate 80s is when he released Don't be Cruel. He actually had a solo album before that had one hit, Girlfriend. I listened to his solo stuff when he left New Edition and it was around 87 or 88. This old mind forgets the exact years but it was definitely in the 80s😅😅
JOHNNY DAVIS...I have friends who were die hard heavy metal music fans who loved this song when it came out!...they said to me "don't tell anybody though!"
I was born in 1994 and I love music from the entire 20th century from the 1900s to the 1990s. When it comes to music, I live by the saying, "Variety is the spice of life." I don't have anything against today's music. I mean, I like Bruno Mars and Imagine Dragons. However, I will be honest about one thing. While I like hip hop and rap as much as the next person, I despise music that involves twerking or anything related to such dancing, such as this song for example. ruclips.net/video/-I-YY5p0uq8/видео.html
I've been putting my newborn daughter to sleep with this song since she was 1 week old. This is her favorite song and it can instantly calm her. Thank you Bobby. From an exhausted new mom
Veronica Reveles NOPE!, dont be cruel is actually bobbys second solo album, the first is tittled king of stage, it didn't do too well, but there were two good singles released from it "girl next door" and a second single tittled "girlfriend" i think the album eventually went gold, they skipped that entire chapter in the flick, FACTS!
omg I just found out Ralph Tresvant sung the first part of this song. LISTEN TO IT!!! Ralph Tresvant was as loyal as they come, he never said a word!!!!
Chris Barnes I'm glad you guys not only agree, but can hear it. All one has to do is listen to the way Ralph says "talk to me" verses Bobby saying "talk to me." I didn't catch on to it years ago because I wasn't looking for it. Lol. That is the way they did things in the music business back then and now. Bobby Brown was nowhere to be found so they asked Ralph to do it. (& Ralph saved the day!!!) 😉❤
Babyface wrote most of Bobby's hits but Bobby brought that shit to life. Like Dolly Parton wrote "I Will Always Love You" but Whitney took it to another level!!!
I'm born in 1993 so I grew up with Bobby Brown as a very strange character. Always saw him as some fat crackhead married to Whitney. Then I discovered this video and song yesterday and I was blown away to say the least. This guy was slim, happy, lookin real fly and got moves for days. In this video he seems like a highely functional and healthy cocaine enthusiast, as most good artists are. Maybe it was Whitney who dragged him down? I always grew up seeing Bobby Brown as just an enabler.
I used to dance at a local dance school in the 80s n 90s and all the little girlies prancing around in the mirror flicking their permed hair about like they were robotic silly show offs! I had NATURAL rhythm n style!
Because ppl think he was the cause of death of maybe the best female voice in pop culture arguably. That alone made him the poster boy of everything not good. But has an entertainer he has the full package song dance live no lip sing that’s what was insane. I would put him behind mj after full package I said FULL PACKAGE done might sing better or the other but full package it’s MJ Bobby I wish they made something together at their apex
Bobby Brown was a force to be reckon with back in the day. He don't get the flowers he deserves. People focus on his personal life instead of the entertainment side he gave💯
The very BEST of his/our generation hands down. The complete package. Singing, dancing, performer, showmanship like no other. I beg you to try to find another artist of his era who can even come close to B Brown. You won't bkz there are none & that's a factoid! He was a 1 of 1 for sure. He was the equivalent to what Chris Brown is (same last names to ironically lol) to this modern generation as far as his triple threat talent, domination dancing, singing, performing wise etc on God. That's how good Bobby was. U have no one of his era to compare him to so you are forced to jump into modern day times & need C Brown to match just how amazingly dope he was for hip hop & R&B same a Chris facts+facts!
I swear...MARK MY WORDS.....this will still be a hit song played in the bars and clubs of the future long into 2050 and beyond....And my 100+ yr old, good looking ass, will be the only one shouting in the club, to get shit kicking off....AAAAHHHHH SHIT YEEEEAHHH! THAT´S MY SONG!!! LMFAO!
Same my dude. Born 2009, literally the last year of my favorite writer’s life Michael Jackson. But I love Bobby brown (no homo) I even have the same hair style as him
My God this one was hot in the clubs at the time and he was the guy for R & B at the time. It never gets old listening to it. Every little step I make.......
How many people could or can dance like this? Probably not that many. This is real talent. Way before Auto Tune came along to make untalented people sound good. Bobby could move, and probably still can.
Ms. Yolanda .... damn that sure is Ralph singing first verse and background..lol..dang Bobby forreal??????..I never payed attention all this time..so technically this is half Ralph's song..Lol
Ashley Marie I know right Whitney may have been known for her power house voice and sweeping love ballads but Bobby was just as famous and talented in his own rite too.
An authentic talent Bobby is. You cannot teach authentic talents. They have talent naturally and Bobby is sure a natural talent. You're awesome, Bobby. Keep strong, man.
I know right so sad, I was 6 or 7 in the late 80s when this came out I became a huge Bobby Brown fan. I love seeing his music videos. For a long while I refused to believe he was on drugs I didnt want to think of singers I love like that.
Still a HIT today. He changed the R&B scene when he dropped that rap. Although Michael is the King of pop, Bobby tried on the crown for this moment in time.
This album came out in 1988, a year after Michael's Bad album came out. I don't think he was wearing the crown of the KING who was having the greatest tour of the 80s. Bobby was great but he wasn't no king. Michael's Bad album had 5 number ones. Two in 87 and 3 in 88.
Bobby in his prime was not here to fuck around. This man sang, rapped, beatboxed, and danced his ass off. He just gave you a whole concert in 3 minutes.
Right.. I’m getting Chris brown, MJ, James brown vibes all in one rn
Facts, Son!
Respect.
Damn right, and he killed it! Major respect
King of Stage
Mama take good care her own. Holdin it down.not like that.like this.
Every generation has a crazy ass Brown..... James BROWN. Bobby BROWN. Chris BROWN 😭😭😭
lmao
don't forget Orlando Brown 😂😂
And love all they crazy asses!
Vicky lynn Lol that is true
And was all one of the best of their time
Nobody could touch this man in his prime. This album was EVERYTHING
Naw literally 😂
What helped a lot was LA Reid and Babyface’s singles.
Facts
REAL TALK!!!!💯💯💯🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥
Yep!
He was amazing, and I'm hoping that he is able to rebuild his life.
People forget how huge this man was during that time. This is one of many hits on a legendary album.
Wonder where Bobby is April 2021? He has been out there during all times, sharing his blessings with us. I am a white female, btw.
He owned 1989!
Dance your ass off bobby.❤
He also killed whitney and dnt even try to say he didnt cuz the whole world nos he did
@@jessicawilliamson6845 plp+qqqqq 51
Bobby's confidence was a talent all on its own 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Confidente or ...
@@edsoncarvalho2025arrogance
Hy si claro gracias
The voice died..Whitney Houston..coz of him
Im your black american friend. Bobby brown was gone at this time. its ok. But bobby was dating withney at this time.
This album was a monster, every song a hit.
you ain't NEVA lied.
jvilla25kt yessss
someone. how you doing
It sure was!
That's an understatement
Bobby was that dude at that time. He had no equal. He left NE, went solo, and the rest is his-story.
Who else is going through RUclips listening to old school bangers?
I finally watched New Edition and Bobby Brown movie...now I'm in the 80s/90s R&B rabbit hole.
Me
Me
U cant beat the old music
I put back the hand of times on you tube. All the time. Old school new Jack era
THIS VIDEO IS LEGENDARY!!!!!!!!!!!!
sha rich626 Yessss
Daniea Jackson r
you right sister
Your right
Y'all youngins talk a lot of ish, but Bobby WAS runnin' it in R&B-New Jack, back then - in fact, he was the one who helped New Jack Swing blow up, mainstream, changing the WHOLE SOUND, STYLE, and IMAGE of R&B (and he influenced dancing, big time), without taking it away from its roots ..Most of y'all don't know, because y'all seem to only know the, supposedly, "cracked-out" Bobby that you saw in the reality shows ..and now you THINK you know, after watching the bio-pic ..but you had to LIVE that time and era in R&B/hip-hop/New Jack to REALLY know..
...Bobby was, also, one of the brothas who helped usher in dark-skinned brothas to become more accepted as musical "heartthrobs", during a time when you had alotta light-skinned bruhs, like Al B. Sure, being seen as the primary heartthrobs (and it helped that his name was "BROWN!")
Interesting.
I lived it and I completely agree.
I was born in 89, so I learned everything from this biopic. I remember ppl dressing like this, my older brother had this cut in 91 lol. He was a huge new edition fan and loved all of them.
Bobby seem like he was really that guy tho lol.
Lashid4u you can here the vocal difference. Two different styles
No one said he wasnt running shit 🙄 some ppl did know Ralph was on the verse I didn't even realize it ... no one bashing bobby ... it's just a shocker to some people
30年前に聴いて衝撃！CDを買い毎日聴き漁りました！！かっこいい
令和6年も色褪せない❤
俺も80sから今もずっと聴いてますよ🎵
period bobby brown a legend
Say what you want, Bobby was a great dancer and singer back then
Facts!.
Yep, he was. x
The peak of his singing and dancing power….every little step he takes
Yesss
I agree. He was very talented.
Bobby was a beast, a complete entertainer. He killed it.
Just sucked that drugs ruined his career.
He from my block. Roxbury, Boston MA
@@nocapFReven Ralph too?
Johnny j
Quando vejo esse cara , me lembro da Whitney e do estrago que ele fez na vida dela 😔
OMG !!! THIS WAS 89 !
Mike Tyson was the most feared man!
Arsenio Hall was hot !
Paula Abdul was hot !
Harlem Nights and Batman were the best movies !
Man these were some smooth days !
Es lo k dije enjoy música nadamás
1989 was a great year to close out an amazing decade of music
@@benrogers4758 Yes Indeed !
Smooth days indeed, sir! Takes me back to the days when you and your boys met up with your girl and her girlfriends at the mall on a Saturday. What a time to be alive!
Puro la disfruta música
When fame required talent
Deadass
When they all could sing just as good with NO music at all!!!
Even then, that wasn't always enough.
💯💯💯💯💯
@@MamaFeng cry some more lol
0:43-0:53 Can we just talk about how Bobby was freestyling his dancing and then effortlessly got back into sync with Heart & Soul??
I agree but he always worked with the two dancers he named Heart and Soul so they knew the choreography!
Kero Heart it was the crack😂😂😂😂
@@Emmitt724 oh wow 🤣💀
It looks really good choreography. New Edition members were tiiiiiight with their dancing.
It’s not very hard if you’re all in sync to the beat. If you notice his little walk, he is still strutting to the beat
Please give Bobby his roses while he is still here! He is one of the best of his time!
The significance and quality of this song is underrated
he literally danced his ass off, it's 2024 and this still hits/rocks!!!
He's the best dancer of all time. Check out his dance videos here on RUclips if you need further proof.
Definitely it is my brother no matter what
💯💯💯💯
Lll guapo from mx ánimo forever
@@KM-oy5yhgood times gracias x ever
This album and Bobby Brown's whole entire style was a game changer and the blueprint. This man needs more respect on his name dammit
Omg preachhhhhhh
THAT PART
@MeMe Scott mom Pom monk has mono okkkkay
Word
Faaaaaacts I loooove me Bobby Brown... man was fiyah and fly.
BOBBY BROWN WAS THE KING BACK IN THE DAY
JUST ASK USHER
oh. he was?
Jenah Barbie Jones
Hell yes, Bobby had more hits then BELL BIV DEVO and New Edition this dude could dance his ass off, Anybody that grew up in the 80s will tell you, I was one of them
Jenah Barbie Jones
Bobby was responsible for everybody wearing that hair do called the Ronald Reagan
I had me one back in the day
Steven Frost That's new to me! I've always heard everyone refer to Bobby's hair style as the Gumby...the green claymation character who sported it first, lol!
Qu33n Arianna!
yes it was both but they called it the Ronald Reagan first then later it was the Gumby
What a track???! Still insane to vibe too….Every Little Step
Bobby was dancing his ass off.
Sky vibes% Yesss
+Hold them accountable bnx x. d S's
Kristen Williams more no
Sky vibes% yeah he was high
Sky vibes% let's not forget the dope moves from the back up dancers !! They also was doing some murdering on the dance floor! ! Ha
The level of confidence oozing outta him is unmatched. Can't really recall another time where an artist's musical output is elevated by his sheer swagger. Bobby had a masterpiece on his hands with this album...and he KNEW it! Iconic.
I see what u mean- Tupac too though.
Yeah and mc hammer also had a lot of energy 😊
He killed it !!!
No doubt Bobby definitely had it going on. Gotta give a shout out & mad respect to Babyface & L.A. Reid too! Especially Face he deserves a lot of credit for writing & producing the majority of this album, "Don't Be Cruel" for Bobby. Face wrote so many songs for other artists & for us who grew up back in the day as R&B music fans. Which I'm willing to bet those songs were a good part of your childhood soundtrack along with Jam & Lewis, Teddy, Prince & Quincy, who were the pinnacles of R&B/Soul/& mainstream Pop music altogether. Just saying...
God mode
That's the secret we all have it, just have to find your thing
These moves are still cold🔥🔥
PumpChasers bestmode Jones 🤙
Chris Jones in this b*#%*
PumpChasers 1000℅
PumpChasers But those bike shorts can keep moving!!😂🤣
Still
大学生の時流行りました。みんな日本人は黒く日焼けして黒人に憧れました。BLACK最高！
Looking at a young Bobby Brown, in this video, makes me think ..... you never know what the future has in store.
so true!
That young happy guy in the video had no clue what was ahead of him.
Bobby was definitely good but if you smoke crack you should know what's ahead of ya
well said!
I agree.
I’m a 52 year old Australian and was 17 when this came out. I was hooked. Australia LOVED Bobby Brown. Legend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Australia was a crazy place back then! I remember seeing him in 86’. A little past his prime…
Bobby Brown’s songs came in the 1990s and not in the 80d
@@45seabreezethis song is 1988
Dude, u right on !
@@45seabreezelate 80s is when he released Don't be Cruel. He actually had a solo album before that had one hit, Girlfriend. I listened to his solo stuff when he left New Edition and it was around 87 or 88. This old mind forgets the exact years but it was definitely in the 80s😅😅
Say whatever you will about Bobby. This dude was born to entertain. Dance moves, voice, presence. YASSS!
Yeah he will be missed.
Yeah, because he was from New Edition that’s why he was already an entertainer he just got more famous solo
Another super-talented young, black man with a lot of heartache & sadness ahead of him.
Sadly he was cooked before he even went solo. New Edition was a terrible environment for those boys.
bobby's personality makes this song.
I think people nowadays forget how many hits this man really had and how much he contributed to music.
The King of hip hop
@@watergrass2135 never disrespect Tupac like that again
If only addiction didn't get in the way of this talent!!! He would've had more hits!!
@@watergrass2135 he is not a rapper dummy
Bravo, komentar tačan 1000%
Real black music 👏 80s baby 👶
JOHNNY DAVIS...I have friends who were die hard heavy metal music fans who loved this song when it came out!...they said to me "don't tell anybody though!"
X favor
@@johnnydavis343 70's baby here! You go girl!
X favor gracias
I don’t care about what anybody thinks Bobby was the shit❤
Can we please give an applause for the background dancers!!!! They’re killing it ♥️
👏👏
3:09 🔥🔥🔥
THATS RIGHT!
These beautiful girls are Serious magnetism, people can't get their eyes off of them; those girls are KILLING it! 🔥
These girls are MESMERIZING! 👀!!!!!!!
@Katie seems everyone from 80s-90s could what a time to be alive
I don’t care how old this song is it’s 2020 and it still gets me hyped
😍😍😍
Damn right
Faaaaxsss
Same and dats cause I'm only a teenager and I listen to this stuff
Right
Since we in quarantine, I’m about to learn this dance
Lol
same
lets do this together lol
You can't even do a pushup.
@@thegamingchef3304 what makes you think she can't?
2024… still so relevant … todays music is nothing compared to 80s and 90s
Totalmente de acuerdo
Nothing ever beats the 80's, 90's and early 2000's
On my life you right frfr
Yesssss
I was born in 1994 and I love music from the entire 20th century from the 1900s to the 1990s. When it comes to music, I live by the saying, "Variety is the spice of life." I don't have anything against today's music. I mean, I like Bruno Mars and Imagine Dragons. However, I will be honest about one thing. While I like hip hop and rap as much as the next person, I despise music that involves twerking or anything related to such dancing, such as this song for example.
ruclips.net/video/-I-YY5p0uq8/видео.html
Nope...!
Okay
I've been putting my newborn daughter to sleep with this song since she was 1 week old. This is her favorite song and it can instantly calm her. Thank you Bobby. From an exhausted new mom
Unrelated to your comment, but you’re so pretty, also congrats on your baby, she’s going to have good musical taste when she grows up lol.
Awwww....thank you. You are beautiful too
Hi. Just wanna say thank u for playing good music to your daughter. I hope that u keep playing music to your daughter.
Just sick
Congrats on your baby.
props to the guy that portrayed him in the NE movie....actually ALL did awesome jobs...
1goldbaby not to mention that kid who played Bobby looked EXACTLY like young Bobby!! Like dang he could be his son for all we know
1goldbaby I thought the dude who played Mike Bivins killed it.
Kory Green that guy is on empire he got swag
Veteran Gamer Yeah, he was cool as fuck.
Veteran Gamer the guy who portrayed him isn't on empire. The guy is Woody the great
These guys can dance. Bobby had it going on back then
Bobby Brown was the shit in the late 80's on his first solo album! I love listening to old school. 😊
This was his second album, not first.
princerob425 Yea your right this is his second solo album.His first one with single (Girl next door) didnt do so well.
Veronica Reveles NOPE!, dont be cruel is actually bobbys second solo album, the first is tittled king of stage, it didn't do too well, but there were two good singles released from it "girl next door" and a second single tittled "girlfriend" i think the album eventually went gold, they skipped that entire chapter in the flick, FACTS!
😫
Veronica Reveles THAT WAS HIS 2nd ALBUM
These dance moves : *NEXT LEVEL CARDIO*
😂😂😂😂😂
I saw him at Radio City and he was worth the price of admission.super talented man and boy can he dance
I play this video and try to imitate the moves when don't go to the gym lol
I wanted to dance like his back-up dancers.
@@vxy357 yes man, it looks easy but the moves are so difficult!
The damn back up dancers was killin it ! Bobby was too 😩
wasnt they dance steps lit
Derrick Gibson hell yeah making me wanna learn LMAO
Bobby brought out the whole two background dancer thing no one else was doing that at that time
23supastar naw rappers where epmd big daddy kane and kool g rap had back ground dacers but bobby was one of the first too salute to real music
for real tho
Bobby was the total show stopper at that time. Singing, dancing. Talent extreme, a lot of his dance steps were hard to duplicate
omg I just found out Ralph Tresvant sung the first part of this song. LISTEN TO IT!!!
Ralph Tresvant was as loyal as they come, he never said a word!!!!
It's true😉. Ralph is Everything.
flyygirl228 most definitely Ralph at the beginning no wonder he feels the war he feels towards them. Gave so much and got nothing back
Chris Barnes I'm glad you guys not only agree, but can hear it.
All one has to do is listen to the way Ralph says "talk to me" verses Bobby saying "talk to me."
I didn't catch on to it years ago because I wasn't looking for it. Lol. That is the way they did things in the music business back then and now. Bobby Brown was nowhere to be found so they asked Ralph to do it.
(& Ralph saved the day!!!) 😉❤
That is clearly Ralph in the first verse. Bobby in the second verse. Bobby also dubbed over Ralph's voice in the chorus.
Exactly.
I can see why Whitney Houston called him "The King of R&B". Back then Bobby Brown was in his prime. This is classic.
I totally agree with you on that one.
+Nicole Little la
Where are you from nicole?
he was but r Kelly took the crown
+zyrie pringle r kelly is deff the king of r&b. hands down!!
This song is catchy as all hell. Bobby Brown really nailed it with this
Wish I had half Bobby Brown's talent. I write. Gotta have him do a cameo
Ralph sang the entire first verse🔥 all these years I thought it was Bobby.🤣
@@sp-404hypnodiqsoundjunkie8 No kidding? That's news to me lol. Thanks for the tidbit
John Murray Yes, sir.
Hell yeah
I used to listen to this when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.
Even tho he fell victim to drugs give this man his respect he still rightly open doors for others .He was label the King of R&B
Carrie T he didn’t fall victim to it. Whitney was an addict when she met him and got him addicted.
@@sersastark okay same thing I said but in a different way...🤦♀️
He killed her
@@marionapera1274 no he didn't
and New Jack Swing
Bobby Brown was the man in the late 80’s & early 90’s
I could see why he was so cocky man this fool had all the skills back then. Swag, moves, vocals, and bars haha.
お気に入りのミュージックビデオです。
New Edition, Bell Biv DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill fan for eternity!!!!! Who's with me????❤❤❤
4 life
Sophia Lucianna Yassssssss!!!
question...if you had to choose on entity..which one would it be ..for me solo Bobby Brown or BBD
@@carlton4129 That's personally a really hard question for me. I love each of New Edition's spin-off acts. They are all just very talented men! ☺❤
New Jack Swing music!
He is a legend. He created some of the best songs
actually babyface did this... hes got the best songs
@@spaceman5734 Yeah Babyface dominated the 90's, coincidentally his music with Whitney Houston is her best
@@mariahyohannes yeah i litterally just bought any CD that babyface had his name on it haha
Babyface wrote most of Bobby's hits but Bobby brought that shit to life. Like Dolly Parton wrote "I Will Always Love You" but Whitney took it to another level!!!
will trovinger, here goes your 200. You deserve it. Happy new year ⏳
Watch his foot work. Half the time, he's floating--that's Exuberance!!!!
True...
or cocaine
@@williamcutting5333 hater😠
@@cjae3644 ikr smh
@@FedeRhodes hell yeah
His dancing was on another level back then
Who is rocking this in 2021???
Jalen Ponder 43 years young and still jamming to this 👊🏿
I'm born in 1993 so I grew up with Bobby Brown as a very strange character. Always saw him as some fat crackhead married to Whitney. Then I discovered this video and song yesterday and I was blown away to say the least. This guy was slim, happy, lookin real fly and got moves for days. In this video he seems like a highely functional and healthy cocaine enthusiast, as most good artists are. Maybe it was Whitney who dragged him down? I always grew up seeing Bobby Brown as just an enabler.
Iam thats my song
Me I guess
Jalen Ponder me forever!!! 🔥 & im 22 yrs old
Bobby's dancing is energizing, on point, entertaining and effortless.
I get a workout just watching him. :).
seriously exhausted. that hip action tho!
@@emilyhutson3571 💯💯🔥🔥🔥❤
Rosie Perez was behind the moves for this video, she choreographed the dance routine.
It’s called CRACK
👎🏻👎
The man was the Bridge between the 80s and 90s
And the Bridge between Michael Jackson and Usher.
This whole song is perfect. 3:25 is the icing on the cake
He put his heart and soul into this song😄😯
Music doesn't give you this feeling any more.
Too much hip hop rap want to be tough guy shit killed the radio
+Army Infantry 11b no one dances any more. Good house parties dont exist
rns
+John Fernandez Janet Jackson does.
Right!!
Love him or Hate him now....... You can't deny that back then, he was THE KING OF THE WORLD!!
💯
FACTS!!!
Deffo hate him 100% killed Whitney and their daughter
@@toker6664 That's your problem you hate him, but slander is offensive.
Bobby Brown is the greatest R&B singer of all time.
I like him 💯
I love how Bobby get out of step and does his own thing on the dance floor. Then comes back and in step with his dancers ! The ultimate entertainer!
That Brooke Payne training. Ralph Tresvant can do the same thing.
So much confidence in his craft! Always a pleasure to witness
I used to dance at a local dance school in the 80s n 90s and all the little girlies prancing around in the mirror flicking their permed hair about like they were robotic silly show offs! I had NATURAL rhythm n style!
TRUE LOL
Michael Jackson was the same.....crotch grab, "hehe", spin and right back in with the backup routine
A simple, innocent video, where people are actually having fun and dancing! Cheers to BB, the two guys and the three ma'ams, great song!
Bobby Brown definitely had the moves!!
True...
@Kevin Prima Michael Jordan was never a dancer
Great Bobby brown.
Bobby at his finest! Couldn't be touched then! The bad boy of R&B!
Tht was the groups signature. He just mastered it when he went solo😉
@@cjae3644 Do you have a STRONGER relationship with Jesus Christ❤
Do you have a STRONGER relationship with Jesus Christ❤
Bobby brown won a Grammy for this song and video!!facts👍👍👍
well deserved, too
Choreography by thee one and only Rosie Perez
@@malificentmisha2323 really? the actress?
Yes I read all about her doing Choreography for him, heavy D and the boys and numerous of other artists in her autobiography
@@malificentmisha2323 really, that's interesting...I knew paula abdul started out as a choreographer, but didn't know about rosie.
高校生の頃、ボーリング場に行ったら必ずジュークボックスでかけてた曲です！！
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Bobby has an undeniable drip and charisma --- and his songs were INCREDIBLE!
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Yes I agree 💯
Whitney noticed that too.
Every little step 🪜
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I can't believe Bobby Brown isn't considered one of the greatest. He could sing, dance and just straight up entertain.
Exaaaaactly
It's like if u want a show Bobby will give u one 👍
Facts
Ralph Tresvant keeps trying to take his singing talent away from bobby and claim it.
Because ppl think he was the cause of death of maybe the best female voice in pop culture arguably. That alone made him the poster boy of everything not good. But has an entertainer he has the full package song dance live no lip sing that’s what was insane. I would put him behind mj after full package I said FULL PACKAGE done might sing better or the other but full package it’s MJ Bobby I wish they made something together at their apex
Bobby Brown was a force to be reckon with back in the day. He don't get the flowers he deserves. People focus on his personal life instead of the entertainment side he gave💯
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The very BEST of his/our generation hands down. The complete package. Singing, dancing, performer, showmanship like no other. I beg you to try to find another artist of his era who can even come close to B Brown. You won't bkz there are none & that's a factoid! He was a 1 of 1 for sure. He was the equivalent to what Chris Brown is (same last names to ironically lol) to this modern generation as far as his triple threat talent, domination dancing, singing, performing wise etc on God. That's how good Bobby was. U have no one of his era to compare him to so you are forced to jump into modern day times & need C Brown to match just how amazingly dope he was for hip hop & R&B same a Chris facts+facts!
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Amen to that 😊
will people quit saying so and so didnt get there flowers everyone is saying it since takeoff said it in a interview and its cringe as fuck
I swear...MARK MY WORDS.....this will still be a hit song played in the bars and clubs of the future long into 2050 and beyond....And my 100+ yr old, good looking ass, will be the only one shouting in the club, to get shit kicking off....AAAAHHHHH SHIT YEEEEAHHH! THAT´S MY SONG!!!
LMFAO!
People who didn’t live it will never know how huge this album was.
Bacchus LAX Truth
1989 was definitely HIS Year
A 85 baby i missed it but ik great music when i hear it...
So true
You can hear how huge it was.
i was born in 2006 and i know perks of being born during that time
I feel nostalgic and I didn't even exist in the 80's
Same ngl
Same my dude. Born 2009, literally the last year of my favorite writer’s life Michael Jackson. But I love Bobby brown (no homo) I even have the same hair style as him
My God this one was hot in the clubs at the time and he was the guy for R & B at the time. It never gets old listening to it. Every little step I make.......
That is the magic of the 80's !!
Same ngl
My sister who passed 3 weeks ago introduced me to this banger in my childhood, miss you sis rip xxx
Rip❤️
I B wish you nothing but happiness & offer my deepest condolences!! 😢😢😢 I lost my Younger Sister in 2015. Grieving will NEVER go away!! 😢😢😢
@@MIKIEEYEZ1975 thanks so much xx
I‘m sorry for your loss! May she R.I.P. 🙏🏼🕊
I am so so sorry for your loss! May she #RestInPeace!
How many people could or can dance like this? Probably not that many. This is real talent. Way before Auto Tune came along to make untalented people sound good. Bobby could move, and probably still can.
HELL NAW!!! THAT IS RALPH SINGING LEAD AND BACKGROUND VOCALS. That damn Bobby Brown, I tell ya😤😤😤
He has better friends then he deserves.
yeah Bobby has the raspy sounding voice. We've been bamboozled all these years! I think Im in my feelings right now😅😅
Ms. Yolanda
Facts that whole first verse was Ralph smh
Ms. Yolanda yup its Ralph voice alright. he should've made an appearance in this video smdh
Ms. Yolanda .... damn that sure is Ralph singing first verse and background..lol..dang Bobby forreal??????..I never payed attention all this time..so technically this is half Ralph's song..Lol
b jor right!!! lolololol
Let's be clear, this is a masterpiece!
Of Course!!🤭
Clearly
that move he hit at like 0:11 so clean
Yes, a great word to describe this!!! 👏🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥
LA Reid and Babyface were amongst the best producers and songwriters of the era.
32 years later and I still dig this song. I do miss the 80's.
Holy God, it really was that long ago, wasn’t it.
I miss thé 80s
Wow how time flies! Great music to dance to......so long ago
best years without a doubt
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this song is a masterpiece
This should have 1B views no cap. This is actually one of the best songs tbh. The singing and rapping and beatboxing.
Yep
Yes all in one
agreed! this song is a masterpiece.
The timing and the choreography is incredible
Say what you want about Bobby, but you can't deny his talent.
Ashley Marie I know right Whitney may have been known for her power house voice and sweeping love ballads but Bobby was just as famous and talented in his own rite too.
He had to go solo, crazy how it happened but you couldn't hold this talent in a box.
Here I am pullin up in September of 2024🔥
"Don't Be Cruel" is one of the best R&B albums EVER! He will rock Verzuz tonight!
An authentic talent Bobby is. You cannot teach authentic talents. They have talent naturally and Bobby is sure a natural talent. You're awesome, Bobby. Keep strong, man.
Them dance moves...
Killed it
They don't move like this anymore
They don't sing the same either
@@katrinanevin2452 because y’all don’t support great singers/artists ... there’s plenty out there 👀
@Mike OBrien I'm still in love with Rosie Perez. I kept White men can't jump on rewind because of her.
Ha have you seen the kpop girls
Of all the Bobby Brown songs, this is my top favorite.
Bobby come back goin HARD! He put his personality in his songs. & people bought in.
Dominique Ingram he sure did like what now?? yall see me.lol
Lol right. People loved that about him..
This guy was once one of the best dancers and singers out there, until he let drugs get him.
fame is hellofa drug
Hands down
I know right so sad, I was 6 or 7 in the late 80s when this came out I became a huge Bobby Brown fan. I love seeing his music videos. For a long while I refused to believe he was on drugs I didnt want to think of singers I love like that.
Hey, just enjoy the music.
2020 chris brown
Rain and JYP is cute but this right here?!?!? Iconic. Still influencing the world 30 years later. Salute to an R&B kang B.Brown!
Frrr
FACTS
jyp stole this song
I love Bobby Brown I’m a fan of you I love all your videos especially every Little step
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The 80's are theeeee BEST 💪💪💪💪💪
Still a HIT today. He changed the R&B scene when he dropped that rap. Although Michael is the King of pop, Bobby tried on the crown for this moment in time.
This album came out in 1988, a year after Michael's Bad album came out. I don't think he was wearing the crown of the KING who was having the greatest tour of the 80s. Bobby was great but he wasn't no king. Michael's Bad album had 5 number ones. Two in 87 and 3 in 88.
He became the prince for a little bit, he didn't become king.
Fun fact: Michael was a fan of My Perogative
Bobby consider the King of R&B & MJ king of pop
@@SPEAKYACE no Bobby ain't
If only ppl had this energy in music videos nowadays
Bobby rlly was poppin off
People still do.
Everybody wanna be cool and mean mug in videos. Trying to act and shit. Don’t wanna be free and enjoy the music.
You prob ain’t keeping up but there’s plenty
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Bobby had so much charisma at such a young age....what an absolute exceptional talent he truly was
This is why all our artists in the 80s and 90s were so small! They never stopped dancing!
*practically all
Yea no fat at all or obese people was actually physically fit back then
@@jasondawson92it's called crack work out lol