>>> AND NOW WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TAKEOVER EDITION OF
FALLBACK FRIDAY.
FALLBACK FRIDAY. I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY I’M
JOINED BY THE R&B SUPERGROUP
RBRM.
RBRM. YOU MAY ALSO KNOW THEM AS NEW
EDITION.
EDITION. YOU KNOW THEIR HITS I AM SURE
LIKE "CANDY GIRL" AND "TELEPHONE
MAN."
MAN." THEY ALSO FORMED BEL BIV DEVO.
THEY ARE BACK ON TOUR THIS FALL
SELLING OUT STADIUMS AROUND
AMERICA.
AMERICA. LET ME INTRODUCE ALL FOUR
MEMBERS OF RBRM.
RON KNEE, BOBBY, RICKY, AND
MIKE.
MIKE. >> YES.
>> YES. >> THAT WAS GREAT.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> WE’RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON
THE BEAT TOGETHER.
RONNIE, WHO NEEDS TO FALLBACK?
>> I’M GOING TO SAY AS A MAD
REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL WITH A
COMPANY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
CALIFORNIA HAS FOUR OF THE TOP
TEN CITIES FOR PURCHASING A
HOME.
HOME. LIKE THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLACES
TO LIVE.
TO LIVE. I’M LIKE, CALI, FALL BACK.
YOU GOT TO SHARE SOME OF THAT
WEALTH.
WEALTH. YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE IS
GENERATIONAL.
GENERATIONAL. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, BOBBY?
>> MINE IS -- I HEAR THERE’S
THIS AL DAY DOOR RUNNING AROUND
TRYING TO SNATCH LITTLE PUPPIES
AND LITTLE CHILDREN AND THE
ALLIGATOR NEEDS TO FALL BACK.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? I HAVE A BARBECUE LINE OF SAUCES
AND SEASONINGS.
AND SEASONINGS. IF Y’ALL FIND HIM, PLEASE BRING
HIM TO -- I MEAN, BRING HIM TO
THE COOKOUT.
THE COOKOUT. I’LL MAKE Y’ALL SOME ALLIGATOR
STEAKS.
STEAKS. YOU KNOW, SOME FRIED -- YOU
KNOW.
KNOW. >> ALLIGATOR TIPS.
>> ALLIGATOR BITES.
>> USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE SAY
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE COOKOUT,
IT’S A GOOD THING.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT’D BE A BAD
THING FOR THE ALLIGATOR.
>> OH, YEAH.
IT WOULD BE.
HE’S AT A COOKOUT.
>> HE’S GETTING COOKED.
>> AND HE’S GOING TO GET COOKED.
TRUST ME.
TRUST ME. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, RICKY?
>> I’M GOING TO SAY LIL XAN.
I HEARD HE’S SAYING HE ATE TOO
MANY HOT CHEETOS AND HAD TO BE
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
I MEAN, WHAT MAKES YOU EAT A LOT
OF CHEETOS?
OF CHEETOS? AND IF LIL XAN IS SHORT FOR WHAT
I THINK IT IS --
>> LIL XANAX --
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. THEN IT MIGHT BE WHAT HE DID
BEFORE HE ATE THE CHEETOS THAT
LED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
>> HERE ON "THE BEAT" WE RESPECT
ALMOST ALL RAPPERS.
WE DO HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR LIL
XAN.
XAN. WE DON’T RESPECT HIM OR HIS
MUSIC.
MUSIC. AND HE’S ONE OF THESE OVERNIGHT
SUCCESSES.
SUCCESSES. WE’LL WISH HIM WELL.
WE HOPE HE GETS BETTER AT MUSIC.
BUT I WONDER HOW YOU FEEL WHEN
YOU ALL HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR
SO LONG TO ESTABLISH YOURSELF
AND I’VE READ ABOUT SOME OF THE
TROUBLES YOU HAD INITIALLY WITH
THE MUSIC CONTRACTS AND HOW
SHADY IT COULD BE.
A LOT OF THESE ARE LIKE
OVERNIGHT INTERNET CELEBS NOW.
>> THE GOOD PART AND BAD PART
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. AS A FELLOW ARTIST, WE WISH
EVERYONE WHO HAS A DESIRE AND A
DREAM TO DO WELL.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? BECAUSE IT’S SUCH A -- IT’S A
HARD BUSINESS TO MAKE IT IN.
IT IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING AND
ACCOMPLISHMENT PERSONALLY WHEN
YOU DO FINALLY MAKE IT.
BUT, I MEAN JUST AS A MUSICIAN,
AS AN ARTIST WHEN IT COMES TO
SKILL AND WORKING HARD ON YOUR
CRAFT AND WHAT IT TAKES FOR US
FROM THE PROCESS OF CREATING
MUSIC, RECORDING THE MUSICIAN,
REHEARSING THE MUSIC, IT’S ASUCH
A PROCESS.
A PROCESS. AND THEN YOU WATCH SOMEBODY AND
SAY DID THEY HAVE TO REHEARSE TO
DO THIS SHOW?
OR JUST WALK OUT?
THERE’S A LITTLE ENVY THERE.
>> I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY TIPS
OR IDEAS FOR PEOPLE OUT THERE
WHO ARE OLD FRIENDS OR WHO GET
INTO A BEEF OR WHO HAVE FALLING
OUTS?
OUTS? I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY AND PUT
IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS, YOU HAVE
HAD ROUGHER TIMES ON THE ROAD
BUT HERE YOU ARE TOGETHER NOW.
IT SEEMS TO BE ALL GOOD NOW.
>> I WOULD SAY WE’VE ALREADY
INSPIRED AND SEEN THE EFFECT OF
HOW WE ROCK WITH EACH OTHER AND
TREAT EACH OTHER, HOW IT HAS
GOTTEN -- I SAY GETTING CERTAIN
ARTISTS OFF THE COUCH.
THAT’S WHAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SOME OF THE
GROUPS THAT WERE SEPARATED COME
AND DO SHOWS WITH US.
WE DON’T TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY’VE
BEEN THROUGH.
BEEN THROUGH. WE JUST SMILE AND SAY, YOU KNOW
WHAT?
WHAT? >> GLAD TO SEE Y’ALL BACK
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> WE SEE WHAT Y’ALL DOING.
>> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE
YOUR YOUNGER SELF ON HOW TO STAY
FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE FOR SO LONG?
>> DO IT THE WAY WE DO IT.
KNUCKLE UP, GO HOME, SCREAM AND
SHOUT.
SHOUT. YOU KNOW, FORM SEPARATE
ENTITIES, COME BACK TOGETHER,
MISS EACH OTHER, LOVE EACH
OTHER.
OTHER. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, STAY
TOGETHER AND STICK WITH EACH
OTHER.
OTHER. >> AND DON’T STEAL EACH OTHER’S
GIRLFRIENDS.
GIRLFRIENDS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. DON’T DO THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WORDS WELL SPOKEN BY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. RIGHT.
RIGHT. >> WHEN THE GROUP WAS GOING
THROUGH MORE CHALLENGES, WAS IT
ABOUT THAT?
ABOUT THAT? WOULD YOU SAY IT WAS ABOUT
WOMEN?
WOMEN? WAS IT ABOUT MONEY?
WAS IT ABOUT FAME?
>> EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN WE
FOUGHT ABOUT.
FOUGHT ABOUT. WE FOUGHT ABOUT WOMEN, ABOUT
MONEY, ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR ON THE
STAGE THAT NIGHT.
WE HAD PLAY FIGHTS THAT TURNED
INTO REAL FIGHTS.
WHEN YOU SPEND THIS MUCH TIME
WITH YOUR BROTHERS OR ANYONE,
YOU’RE GOING TO BUMP HEADS AT
CERTAIN TIMES.
CERTAIN TIMES. AND IN THE VERY BEGINNING, WE
WOULD HAVE TO ALL STAY IN ONE
ROOM TOGETHER.
ROOM TOGETHER. WE DIDN’T GET SEPARATE ROOMS.
THERE WOULD BE LIKE THREE OF US
IN ONE ROOM, TWO IN ANOTHER.
>> WHEN YOU’RE IN TOUR SELLING
OUT SHOWS AND THE RECORD LABEL
WOULDN’T GIVE YOU SEPARATE
ROOMS?
ROOMS? >> NOT AT ALL.
>> ALL OF US IN THE BACK OF A
LINCOLN TOWN CAR WITH THE
BODYGUARDS UP FRONT FIGHTING FOR
SNEE SPACE.
SNEE SPACE. >> I’D FIGHT WITH ANYONE IF YOU
PUT ME THREE PEOPLE TO A ROOM
FOR TOO LONG.
>> THAT WAS KEEPING UZ CONFUSED.
THAT WAS MAKING US THINK WE
DIDN’T HAVE WHAT WE HAD.
TAFS GOOD GAME PLAN, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE OVERNIGHT
SUCCESS, RIGHT?
SUCCESS, RIGHT? WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY HIT THE
JACK POTT.
JACK POTT. BUT WHEN YOU FAST FORWARD THEIR
CAREERS, THEY’RE NOWHERE TO BE
FOUND LIKE FOR NEW EDITION, AND
BOBBY BROWN IT’S BEEN A STEADY
RIDE.
RIDE. WE WOULDN’T TRADE THAT FOR
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD TO HAVE
THE LONGEVITY WE HAVE OPPOSED TO
INSTANT FAME.
INSTANT FAME. >> 40 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO
BE, YOU KNOW, DOING ANY ONE JOB.
WE TEND TO MAKE IT A LOT OF FUN
FOR OURSELVES.
FOR OURSELVES. AND IT HAS BEEN.
IT’S BEEN FUN.
>> FOR EACH OF YOU GOING DOWN
THE LINE, WHAT’S THE SONG FROM
YOUR HISTORY THAT WHEN YOU HEAR
IT AT A WEDDING OR ON THE RADIO
OR WALKING AROUND IN THE SUMMER
AND YOU GO, WOW I’M LUCKY.
BAA WHEN WE HEAR "POISON,"
THERE’S JUST SONGS THAT ARE
CLASSIC.
CLASSIC. BUT YOU WERE A PART OF SO MANY
OF THEM.
OF THEM. >> YOU KNOW, FOR ME I WOULD HAVE
TO SAY PROBABLY "CANDY GIRL."
I THINK IT JUST -- IT WAS A
MONSTER.
MONSTER. IT’S STILL THE ONLY RECORD THAT
JUMPED OVER MICHAEL JACKSON IN
THE "THRILLER" RUN.
>> FOR ME IT WOULD PROBABLY BE
"POISON."
"POISON." I MEAN, JUST THE LONGEVITY OF
THAT SONG.
THAT SONG. IT FEELS LIKE EVERY TIME IT
COMES ON, PEOPLE REACT TO IT A
CERTAIN WAY.
CERTAIN WAY. I MEAN, IT CAN BE PLAYED AT A
CLUB OR AT A WEDDING OR AT THE
BARBECUE AND IT HAS THE SAME
EFFECT.
EFFECT. BUT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, IF
YOU’RE -- IF I’M IN THE BUILDING
OR ONE OF US IN THE BUILDING AND
THAT SONG COMES ON, PEOPLE
ALWAYS LOOK AT YOU.
>> LIKE, IS HE GOING TO DANCE?
>> SO SOMETIMES ACTUALLY -- I’VE
GONE TO WEDDINGS AND I TELL
PEOPLE DON’T PLAY THAT SONG
UNTIL I LEAVE.
>> SECOND THAT.
>> MINE WOULD PROBABLY BE "PER
ROG
ROG ME ROGTIVE."
ME ROGTIVE." BECAUSE IT’S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE
THAT.
THAT. IT’S NOT A NUISANCE WHEN I GO TO
CLUBS AND THEY PLAY IT.
IT’S JUST MORE SO LIKE RICK WAS
SAYING.
SAYING. COME ON, DON’T DO THAT TO ME.
IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL STRANGE.
ESPECIALLY IF I’M ON A DANCE
FLOOR AND I’M DANCING TO
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING ELSE. ME AND MY WIFE DANCING AND ALL
OF A SUDDEN IT COMES ON AND IT’S
LIKE, OH.
LIKE, OH. WE GO SIT DOWN.
>> STRANGE HOW?
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN IT COMES
ON?
ON? >> BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I GOT TO
PERFORM.
PERFORM. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? AND I CAN’T HUM ALONG TO IT.
I DON’T WANT TO HUM ALONG AND
EVERYBODY LOOKING AT ME, YOU
KNOW.
KNOW. IT’S JUST LIKE, YOU DON’T DO
THAT.
THAT. THERE’S SOME THINGS YOU DON’T DO
AS AN ARTIST IN A CLUB OR AT A
PARTY.
PARTY. PERIOD.
PERIOD. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I MEAN, DAMN.
Y’ALL DIDN’T LEAVE ANYTHING FOR
ME.
ME. >> YOU GOT "TELEPHONE MAN."
>> I’M GOING TO SAY THIS.
"TELEPHONE MAN" IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE SING ALONGS.
BUT AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE
FINGERS ON "IF IT ISN’T LOVE."
OOH.
OOH. THAT CHOREOGRAPHY IS AMAZING.
>> I GUESS THE FINAL QUESTION I
HAVE TO ASK IS, IF IT ISN’T
LOVE, WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD?
>> OH, MAN.
>> THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> THROUGHOUT OUR 40-YEAR
HISTORY, IT’S BEEN A CHALLENGE
OF TRYING TO MAINTAIN A
FRIENDSHIP AND A PROFESSIONAL
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. ESPECIALLY WHEN -- I MEAN, WE’RE
FAMILY.
FAMILY. OUR FAMILIES KNOW EACH OTHER.
WE LIVE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, LIKE,
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE THAT
COME TO YOU ARE THROUGH TURMOIL
AND PAIN AND FIGHT.
THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS.
SO, YOU KNOW?
>> WE WOULDN’T CHANGE IT FOR
ANYTHING THOUGH.
ANYTHING THOUGH. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> RBRM, NEW EDITION, THANK YOU
FOR COMING ON "THE BEAT."
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I’M
MIKE BEV.
MIKE BEV. >> I’M RICKY BELL.
>> I’M BOBBY BROWN.