Above the Rim (song)

"Above the Rim"
Single by Bell Biv DeVoe
from the album Hootie Mack
Released	May 25, 1993 (1993-05-25)
Format	12" 7" CD cassette
Recorded	1992-93
Genre	New jack swing hip hop
Length	3:37
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Bell Biv DeVoe Mark Wilson Rico Anderson
Producer(s)	Rico Anderson
Bell Biv DeVoe singles chronology
"Gangsta" (1993) "Above the Rim" (1993) "Something in Your Eyes" (1993)
"Gangsta" (1993) "Above the Rim" (1993) "Something in Your Eyes" (1993)
Hootie Mack track listing
"Nickel" (1) "Above the Rim" (2) "Lovely" (3)

"Above the Rim" is a song co-written and performed by American contemporary R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe, issued as the official lead single from the group's second studio album Hootie Mack (following promotional single "From the Back"). The song contains a sample of "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions and "Blind Alley" by The Emotions. and it peaked at #81 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1993.

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