Ralph Tresvant - Living In A Dream (1987) - The Album We NEVER Got

[@sequinedove]

There is no NE without Ralph Tresvant, everyone needs to recognize that. Thanks for putting this video together!

[@misterDjayMDJ]

100%, Very necessary video. Your welcome and thanks for commenting!

[@paypastackz2g328]

If you’re a new edition fan you know this already. And how much he sacrificed for the group

[@sequinedove]

@@paypastackz2g328 Fans know, but the video is good for individuals that aren’t aware.

[@juanitamedina3851]

That’s right!!!!!!

[@damionjackson7514]

I didn’t know he actually went and recorded a whole album!! That i didn’t know!!

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Ralph Tresvant is one of the greatest frontman lead singers in a group ever the music industry his charisma/chemistry his timing and his dance move/steps he's definitely a team player cuz he could of been left New Edition group when Bobby left the group or got voted out.We wouldn't never seen no BBD/Bell Biv DeVoe if it wasn't for the HeartBreak album he stay loyal with the group just to perform as the front man lead singer for HeartBreak album💔

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Preach on brother, preach on!

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

@@misterDjayMDJ Thanks 🙏🏿👍🏿

[@malakahbanathyasharahla2302]

@@misterDjayMDJ HeartBreak was the best Album for New Edition. I thought Johnny Gill was a good person to add to the group.

[@SILKTEEN46]

@@malakahbanathyasharahla2302 JG was a perfect match. I can't think of anyone else, who would've fit. 🤔

[@IonaPerryman]

I can never get enough of N.E. They are my favorite group of all time! I listen to them every day. Please keep making the world smile. I am so proud of you all. I send love and prayers. May God continue to bless you.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@eddieanionwu500]

Ralph is a rare human being. God bless him

[@charlesnyckd]

This video confirms that Rizz sacrificed his own career for New Edition. As the miniseries showcased, he turned down a solo deal when Maurice Starr offered it to him. He even turned down DISNEY MONEY (Hollywood Records) for Christ sakes. “Don’t be Cruel” was actually HIS style for “Living in a dream” (he gave Bobby the green light to use it; he even did background vocals on “Every Little Step”). That’s one thing a lot of people overlook: out of all the members, Rizz & Bobby were the closest, as Rizz looked out for him. He, along with Ron, even tried to persuade the other members to let Bobby back for the “NE Heartbreak” (Slick & Biv refused to let him back in). Notice that in his two videos “sensitivity” remix & “stone cold gentleman,” Bobby was in it. Another example on how close they were. While I’m a fan of all the original members, they have shown themselves as selfish and egotistical towards him, as if they had hostility towards him. With the miniseries, I think it brought him a moment of clarity and brought up old wounds. He and Bobby aren’t even close anymore (dunno if that has changed, but they don’t even follow each other on social media). Jheryl Busby & especially Louil Silas dropped the ball in promoting Rizz as well as they should have for his 1st 2 albums. That’s another factor that a lot of people overlook. Either way, Rizz will always be that dude, and my favorite member!!!

[@misterDjayMDJ]

I actually said about a year ago, what would NE Heartbreak sound like if Bobby was on the track with them. The hip hop/r&b swing of the song would’ve been a good fit for him to come back. Where did you hear this story from? Do you have any sources?

[@charlesnyckd]

@@misterDjayMDJ Jimmy jam & Terry Lewis, Steve Hodge, and Bobby’s own former manager and former lawyer have all given accounts on both the making of NE Heartbreak and on Rizz/Bobby in relation to “Don’t be cruel” taking Rizz’ style from his life is a dream.” Bovine touched on some things during his appearances on the breakfast club. Rizz has kept a lot of shit to himself (he most likely has kept even more shit to himself, to be honest). Rizz is loyal to a fault, as it went against his interest. As far as NE Heartbreak, it was definitely a new Jack swing album (as Jam & Lewis were new Jack swing producers, as were LA & Face, Timmy Gatling, and Teddy Riley, all who worked on Don’t be cruel). Being that Bobby was a New Jack artist, it woulda been a no-brainer to bring him back for the NE Heartbreak album. Biv & Slick weren’t speaking to Bob at that point, but Rizz & Ron wanted to bring him back. Jheryl Busby & Louil Silas were totally against him going on the NE heartbreak album, both due to the issues that Bob caused on the road that lead him getting voted out, and also they invested a lot of money into Bob being a solo artist.

[@LeonCook34]

Where did you get that interview from Ralph I heard it years ago but couldn’t find it recently

[@misterDjayMDJ]

No it wasn’t, it’s written that Every Little Step initially was going to be for Midnight Star but it eventually went to Bobby. There’s only the rumor that Ralph sang vocals on the track for whatever reason which Ralph didn’t entirely confirm but didn’t deny. Unless you have a credible source, that ain’t true. It Would’ve been cool though but Ralph wrote and produced Living In A Dream on his own prior to submitting it to MCA, he didn’t mention working with Babyface on the project at all.

[@charlesnyckd]

@@misterDjayMDJ there’s been rumors that Rizz sang vocals to prevent LA & ‘Face from leaving the studio building, due to waiting on Bobby (who was getting high). You can clearly hear Rizz in the chorus, but Rizz never confirmed or deny that either. So it’s possible. I know for a fact that ‘Face and Kevon Edmonds did background vocals though.

[@jeanetteterry9386]

Mr. Ralph Tresvant is that man. A true gentleman and a all around stand up man. If you look at all of his music footage and interviews he put in 100 percent singing and dancing! I give you your flowers 💐. Thank you for not leaving or letting go. Mr. Ralph Tresvant is the glue to NE just like Mr. Otis Williams is the glue to the Beautiful Temptations. I appreciate the brotherhood. All of these men are pneumonal. Thank you for sharing ❤️.

[@morrisoneal9368]

Ralph Tresvant is bad man on stage. Good job doing your part to help tell his story young brother. You’ve been doing your thing for a while. Proud of you! 👍🏾

[@malakahbanathyasharahla2302]

👑👑💪🔥🔥🔥🔥Ralph is fantastic singer/ dancer.

[@bamishileyemiai6404]

Ralph is the voice of New Edition and we loved it.

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Yeah I did my research on this a long time ago you right Ralph was a big part of Bobby Brown inspiration for his solo for the Don't Be Cruel album I'm a fan of the group till this day

[@kodo988]

Thank you for this!! Ralph is still my favourite. This really showed that a leader always stands alone at the end of the day.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Agreed! I appreciate you watching!

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

I agree!

[@roselewis1707]

I have loved Ralph Tresvant when I first seen New Edition at the Piers in NYC when I was 11 years old and have seen them in concert since than about 20 x s a true fan ❤❤❤❤

[@ROBNYCNEHISTORIAN]

Nicely done. Thank you for acknowledging and using the interview that myself and Ralph did in 2009 way before the movie. And we're not done! #NE4LIFE

[@misterDjayMDJ]

THE HISTORIAN HIMSELF! Thank YOU for doing the interview. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@doitall36]

Beautiful job indeed

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Lol he commented on the video thanking me for using his content. Reposting his interview is one thing, but specifically using Ralph’s portions in order to tell his side of a story rarely told should be harmless. And I gain no benefit from this video since the intro song is copyrighted. The fans, Rob and maybe Ralph himself will appreciate the effort put into this video. That’s what a real NE fan does. He’s a man, if he’s had a problem I’m pretty sure he’d tell me himself. And we in October, I posted this in June. Lmao be easy.

[@CaesarToland]

The fact everyone did their own thing and receive consistent shows and deals for their own act. Ralph sacrificed to keep NE together and they want to take royalties off that name when in reality Ralph should see majority

[@FlyiDCG]

I just commented on that. What ever happened to that upload??

[@scorpio54williams96]

Absolutely amazing and informative. I had no idea just how much Ralph sacrificed for New Edition. They owe him so much and he has been so humble about the entire thing.

[@ltopomcfly5583]

Man, I haven't seen the NE movie but this summary should've been the main plot. It puts everything later into perspective with Ralph's distance from everyone but Johnny and it shows what a great frontman Ralph was. Great video. Also, "Sensitivity" is the best NE album, imo.

[@kaleafdavis7947]

Ralph is a good man He was looking after his boys his homies but they didn't look out for him wow

[@dianaprice2868]

I love NE. The individual projects are good and I support them. But NEW EDITION is magic! There is no NE without Ralph Tresvant. He is a true leader and definitely sacrificed his personal career for NE ❤ His vocals are on Every Little Step and he sings them on stage (to the side) on the Legacy tour. I love NE! I wish them ALL the best- forever NE4LIFE

[@thinkingngrowing1324]

Maaaaan...these guys almost messed up the best thing that could happen to them. I'm not saying Ralph is the whole group, but let's get it str8, Ralph is a big part of what NE is. In all fairness, all 6 of the members bring something special to the table, but if you start plucking them away from the group, there is only one person that if he leaves, the NE sound goes with him - and that's Ralph. I've been riding with NE since the beginning and all I know from all the shows I've gone to is that when Ralph starts to do his thing, the ladies go crazy. Bobby Brown did the right thing and just stepped out on faith. I think once they saw that he didn't need them, they were like...yeah...you can come back if you want to. Maaaaan, I would have never come back if I were Bob. I would have toured with them and even did some on-stage work with them, but I would never have come back to do an album. Anyway, closing out...Rizzo is the reason NE is still relevant. Take him away and NE dissolves. Peace!

[@dinagreen8508]

Ralph had so much potential going for him, as the lead singer of "NE", he had so much potential period. Ralph had "Stardom" written all over him. he should and could had became a bigger"Star" than ever, but Ralph was a victim of much jealousy!! It's so sad that he didn't get all of his just do and his creative gifts & talents out on a very, very large scale, with excellent writers, excellent managers that took total interest in Ralph and his gifts, excellent supporters, background dancers, etc. Ralph should have had it all, because he was loaded with tons & tons of gifts & talents.❤️😞

[@claudehouser6982]

Ralph has an unreleased song call “This Time” it would have been the perfect lead off to his solo career.

[@scoobastevenc8617]

Your touch from his album

[@justanjustan9624]

Man, I appreciate this video so much! The NE fandom really needed this, especially since a lot folks have been clowning Ralph over his solo career ever since that damn movie aired - it's not like he FLOPPED, he just got outsold by his bandmates. You always see people try to paint him as a jealous diva just like they did and still do with Otis Williams; it irks me how fans think they have these people completely figured out based on seeing DECADES of history compressed into A FEW HOURS of a biography that was clearly given the Hollywood treatment. That being said, I think RT's solo outing flew under the radar not for a lack of anything on HIS part but because of timing and a lack of the proper figures in place to develop him as a separate entity from the group. He had the looks, the stage presence and the voice, he just needed a sound that was his own - everybody can't be Michael Jackson, but RT could've been a way bigger force in R&B than he became. It seems in 1990 he was caught between two eras and the music climate was quickly changing. Nobody should be giving him grief over not outshining the others. Give this man his flowers while he's still here. Ted Talk over LOL

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Thanks alot for watching and your comment. Honestly I don’t understand where the Ralph flack even comes from because if nothing else, this video showed that he always put NE first. He even said he enjoyed being a member of NE more than being a solo artist. That man loves the group and there have been WAY WORSE lead singers in history. So for Ralph to be getting the flack that he gets from NE fans is blasphemous. Since I’ve start uploading these sorts of videos, I’ve seen negativity towards him here and there. Back in the day, releasing albums was all about strategic timing. Like you said 1990 was a gray area because the music that was selling that year wasn’t really selling the following year or so afterward. And Ralph dropped last so it wasn’t on him. But we know what it is, thanks again Justan!

[@ashleyoya]

I love my Ralph down. Without Ralph, there wouldn't be a bobby brown or BBD. He deserves all the recognition bc he is a very humble, talented and supportive guy.

[@danielnelson6903]

What😂 you mean there wouldn’t be a new edition without Ralph I’ll give you that. But Bobby got kicked out and became bigger than new edition and bbd had success with poison as well

[@ashleyoya]

@@danielnelson6903 so you are just responding to respond… the group was only signed based off of Ralph’s voice.. we wouldn’t know the rest of them… that’s the point.. and all of the members acknowledge and states this go look it up

[@ashleyoya]

@@danielnelson6903 He legit gave up a lot for them to succeed.. Maurice wanted only Ralph and Ralph said “na you gotta want them too” so you just said absolutely nothing. even he postponed his solo because he was for the group.

[@danielnelson6903]

@@ashleyoya His solo career got postponed because he was under contract by that time and had no choice. But I will always give him props for not turning on the group when he was offered that solo deal as a kid.

[@crmccle00]

Ralph is my absolute Fav!!! He has it all! We definitely need a Ralph Movie. Give this man his damn flowers now!!!

[@jonesfredrick94]

I must concur, Progressively

[@healthymealstoday]

There’s definitely some revisionist history that has also taken place with Ralph’s career. People say he flopped but he did not he was everywhere during the era when his album came out. It went gold on pre-sales alone. He won best new pop artist at the Billboard awards that year. Now I do think it gets discounted because he didn’t nurture his solo career over the years like the rest of them and just fell back into only doing gigs with NE which gave way for people to discount how popular he really was at the time.

[@ltopomcfly5583]

I agree to a degree. I think people just feel he should've been bigger than the other 4 members because he's the front man, but the truth is his label didn't push the album enough. It stayed in the RnB lane like Johnny Gill when it had more crossover pop appeal than Bobby or BBD. Its probably because Bobby and BBD made sexy RnB popular and Ralph is the master of clean "bubblegum" RnB like Michael Jackson. But even Michael was trying to be New Jack Swing at the time.

[@7777Lace]

Ralph was then & today a Man of great INTEGRITY & MORAL SUBSTANCE!!!

[@Rbar-s6q]

Thank you so much for putting his story out there. I knew it was something going on.

[@fayemiller4061]

When Micheal told Ralph they were business partners I was hurt for Ralph. ❤ Then they needed him when things without Ralph in the group were not going well! I could never have had a personal relationship with any of them after that was said.

[@SILKTEEN46]

Thank you for this@misterDjay. Ralph is the MAN and my FAVE. A lot of people try and clown him about his solo career verses the others.🙄 Nobody wants to tell the truth and give Ralph his recognition or props. Ralph's looks, stage presence, sexy moves, charisma, delivery is the best in the group. He knows how to lead, fall back and work the stage. The women have always LOVED Ralph and still do.(me). They have always been JEALOUS of him and didn't care about him, like he cared about them. I wish he had kept his ideas to himself because he was finessed out of his creative solo career. Everyone knew, he would have shut it down and that's why he was talked into doing another NE album. In the mean time and in between time, Bobby was building his solo career off of Ralph's ideas. He was loyal, caring and supportive to Bobby after his departure. Get it Rizz@13:44. Again, thank you!!

[@misterDjayMDJ]

You are absolutely welcome. Ralph’s story should be told as much as possible without any of the real important parts being left out for whatever reason. If no one will do it, I’ll do it because he deserves the credit and recognition. I’ll be making more videos like this for sure, hope you’ll subscribe if you haven’t already and tune back in. I appreciate your comment!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@SILKTEEN46]

@@misterDjayMDJ Yes, he does deserves it all and to my knowledge, he never complained about needing more money for leading. In most groups that was an issue. I will subscribe. Did you go to The Culture Tour?

[@misterDjayMDJ]

I had planned to go see the tour when they came to MSG, that didn’t work out unfortunately. I was going to try to catch them at the Prudential Center with family but we couldn’t get decent seats at the last minute. These days you have to get the tickets during the presale. I did see NE in Brooklyn for the All Six back in 2014. Almost 10 years ago wow lol.

[@SILKTEEN46]

@@misterDjayMDJ If you don't get decent seats, it is no sense in going. I know me, I have to be able to 👁👁everything!! Lmaoo That crowd @MSG was litty!!.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Exactly and I don’t think there was a Jumbotron for the people in the back lmao. I’ve been learning all their choreography since 2009 so I kinda know their show inside and out at this point lol.

[@karenthompson9397]

Yes, Ralph has that talent and a primary contributor to the success of New Edition. I look forward to any new projects he has coming up. I''d like to have a conversation with him for sure. In the meantime, I'll see him in concert in 2023 and will listen to him beginning February13 2023 on Urban One radio station 7pm ET sharing smooth R&B with the listeners...Rizz rider in the house.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Thanks for commenting, where is Urban One radio available to listen?

[@nicolehill4812]

I love this young man. I'm not new to this...!

[@pamellabell24]

Thank you for this video. Ralph is my Favorite guy.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

You are welcome Ms Bell, hope you’ll subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already 🙏🏾

[@kevinlowe4953]

Ralph.... you are the greatest frontman singer in a group.....EVER(besides Michael)!!!!!!!!! Please bring a solo album 2023.... bring new edition back....by bringing a hit album.... Ralph... there's nothing wrong with shining....if you bring others up with you

[@taliaferro517]

Wow learned a lot from this video. Ralph was and still is my favorite member of New Edition.

[@niteline8429]

Ayo u gotta make more videos in this video essay format learned a lot from this video 🔥🔥🔥

[@adderallchronicles18]

Ralph is the foundation of New Edition....no Ralph; no NE, no BBD, no Bobby Brown etc !! Facts 💯💯

[@LGKids]

This just in: when I get threw watching this, I think I’m gonna have a all day Ralph and NE Fest with the music! Peace!

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Do your thing brother man! Thanks for watching 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@summeradair6138]

Ralph was the best ask what he does them song was the jams back then I still listen to him now like did back then

[@alexandernevermind5161]

This was a really cool video, I like how you’re able to make different types of videos on your channel! Keep it up

[@deniselykes9648]

Thanks for info I love Ralph voice.

[@vickiehurt2665]

I absolutely love the song “You’re Not My Kind of Girl”!!!! I bump it whenever I can!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@akingwithwords2144]

Well put together video! It’s always interesting to hear back stories on legendary performers

[@catmejia6109]

Yesss!!! Love this and agree with you, Ralph was on another level at NE peak…he should have been a lot bigger than he was

[@johnnybongo5077]

I remember reading an article in Right On! Magazine in the mid 80's that mentioned that Ralph Tresvant had recorded a solo single called "Why Did You Have To Play With My Innocence?"...and a solo album was on the way. Thanks for posting this story. Ralph Tresvant has always come off as the most laid back, humbled and private of all in New Edition.

[@obedirect5491]

great vid; new information about a great singer. I'm heartened to know the empathy toward his BFFs led him to heal hurt feelings between him and BBD.

[@sonyabuford5358]

I love me some Ralph Tresvant

[@doubleosims4812]

Great docu-video! NE4Life

[@xalleem8117]

Ralph had that hommie loyalty from the start...he stuck by it for the most part because he has a big heart...IT bit him back a few times but the others would be thankful he was built like that....

[@kingdwight9796]

Filled in ALOT of blanks, NE my favorite group of ALL TIME

[@dawncuffie8599]

Happy birthday Ralph. Im glad he didn't go solo at that time. There would be no NE Heartbreak album and no tour after. That was best era for New Edition. NE4Life. Candy Girl since 1983

[@thisislogout]

Rizz' Sensitivity album was a very good album! Brings back memories of good times!

[@NPGLAMB]

I never knew this ! New lore for NE 😃

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Thanks for watching!

[@aliciax7905]

This video is the exact reason of why I wish Ralph would do a full, in-depth documentary/biography of his life and how things really went down. After hearing bits and pieces from various interviews, now I know for sure that there was more to the story that was never told. NONE of them would have been anything w/o Ralph. And yes, that includes Bobby too! All of their (Bobby & BBD) success came at the expense of Ralph.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

100% true, even today I believe that tension between the group and Ralph could possibly still be there to an extent. Particularly the “business partners” thing. There’s a lot of groups and bands out there that will only come together just for touring or some sort of business opportunity but outside of that they don’t speak. In the Closer Look doc, he seemed really isolated from the rest of the guys except Johnny. Now all of a sudden he’s the under-appreciated one who gets the least shine off the stage. When in reality New Edition wouldn’t have gotten far without Ralph. After 1988, the world was looking at Bobby; and Ralph was the one who influenced that whole thing. That’s a story worth telling, he deserves credit for that.

[@aliciax7905]

@@misterDjayMDJ I always felt that Ralph never got the credit he deserves, even from the ones he has helped the most. And because of the person that he is, he has always done things for the betterment of the group. He is such a selfless individual and for that reason, he has always been my favorite.

[@StubbornMook]

@@aliciax7905 The way yall talk you would think Ralph wrote and produced Don't Be Cruel and Posion. Stop trying to attribute their success to Ralph. Ralph just didn't choose the best songs for his albums nor was he that interesting as the others on stage....

[@misterDjayMDJ]

“Stop trying to attribute their success to Ralph” I can and will, you know why? Because without Ralph there would’ve been no Candy Girl, Cool It Now, Count Me Out and he carried that group on and off the stage after Bobby left the group. Who sang all the lead and background vocals? Who never missed a performance until these dudes tried to act like he wasn’t the one holding the group down. There would’ve been no Heart Break album if it wasn’t for Ralph. If he wasn’t there to lay that foundation for almost 10 years, MCA wouldn’t have been interested in no damn BBD. For whatever reason it’s like people don’t like this guy as if he had a David Ruffin attitude. I respect all members of New Edition BUT we not gonna sit here and act like Ralph wasn’t the MVP of the group. His side of the story should be told just like there’s. I ain’t have to bash the other members to do it neither, 100% facts. 💯

[@StubbornMook]

@@misterDjayMDJ Ralph IS a great lead and the voice no one is denying that. He had more responsibilities ,yes, because that was his role as lead but the others contributed and was there with him in those videos and grueling tours busting their ass too. Bobby actually was fighting to have their music and image mature and he was the one speaking up about the grimey things the managers was doing to them! Some fans are just bitter, Ralph didn't bring IT like the others , all the other stuff is irrelevant...

[@brandijohnson1326]

So this project is still sitting on the shelf I wonder if Ralph can have access to it.

[@jasondawson92]

Dude was Hardcore on the dance floor back then when you actually needed talent to make it

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Facts!

[@Nancy22102]

Stone cold gentleman & money cant buy me love was sooo much a great song but it was underated…Bless Up RIZZ 🎤👑❤️

[@carlosgreen4375]

Things happen for a reason.Without Ralph going solo.Bobby would have never set the new jack stage on fire. The heartbreak album would never gave us bbd.And johnny gill career would have never gone anywhere. That Poison album set the 90s on fire. Because this is one year before jodeci and r Kelly .

[@aiyenigbajosephderby3261]

Ralph's velvety voice always a thrilling delight.

[@ibuyhouses9624]

I always felt bad for Ralph cuz he sacrificed so much for the others and to this day it seems the guys still do not give him the credit n thanks they owe him.

[@rahsaanhill5781]

My favorite lead singer

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Ralph probably would have been the biggest solo act out the group if he would had demanded MCA records let him do a solo album at that time before the Sensitivity album because he was the star in the group the lead singer of New Edition

[@misterDjayMDJ]

FACTS

[@Playboimatrix200]

Hey facts tho. Because In the New Edition Story It shows bobby stole Ralph's album ideas for don't be cruel

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

@@Playboimatrix200 Facts 💯

[@deltacrowne3441]

I agree, but then again maybe he did not demand or insist because he knew MCA Records would sabotage the project and not promote it as it should be promoted because he decided to stike out on his own and leave what MCA records only saw as their cash cow who brought in the majority of their profits at the time (New Edition) in limbo and MCA records was not willing to take that chance

[@mdub2000]

Wow so Ralph gave Bobby alot of the framework for his act

[@goddess2025]

Totally agree! There should have been a Ralph Tresvant movie. Bobby Brown was given a movie because he was on drugs, having babies & later getting with the iconic Whitney Houston. At least this proves that Bobby Brown was doing drugs BEFORE he met the beautiful iconic Whitney Houston. It proves Whitney's @Lifetime movie lied. The more Black negativity, the more likely you are able to get a movie. We noticed in the 3-part New Edition Story, Ricky Bell's alleged drug addiction was focused in details. Whereas, Ralph's mother dying was barely mentioned. Ralph was the most talented, most caring and most generous of the group. It's not too late. We would still love to see a Ralph Tresvant movie.

[@andrewilliams4180]

Excellent video

[@BadTV1993]

Im still jammin ralph's ITS GOIN DOWN album til this day!! & his first official solo from 1990 too

[@marvin469]

That was 1994

[@BadTV1993]

@@marvin469 sensitivity /stone cold gentleman album was 1990

[@marvin469]

@@BadTV1993 that was the RALPH TRESVANT album . It's going down was the second album

[@BadTV1993]

@@marvin469 I Know..I just called it the stone cold gentleman album for kicks .I know it was self titled(first album)

[@marvin469]

@@BadTV1993 ok lol

[@stillcalled9908]

So Ralph Tresvant deserves his props they all do but Ralph Tresvant needs to get his chance to get his album out immediately sometime this year preferably

[@TT-fl8jt]

Everything happens the way God intended it to be. No need for woulda, coulda, shoulda. God's perfect plan and timing is all that matters.

[@j8524]

Ralph sacrificed his dreams and success to please his friends and group members. If he would’ve gone solo he would’ve gone solo in the 80’s he would’ve had as much success as Michael Jackson did breaking out at as a solo artist. He could’ve still did albums with his fellow members and stayed in the group.

[@jonesfredrick94]

Indeed facts

[@blacktempo77]

Man, thanks for sharing such great content!

[@futuredynasty6890]

The fact the Mike felt a type of way when he sent his mom to Ralph’s house after calling him a business partner is pretty crazy , I know that’s crazy but you wouldn’t send your mother to handle a “business partner”.

[@jdx1687]

Can you do a video on Ralph’s unreleased album from 2009 called BecuzofLuv which first appeared on MySpace?

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Will check it out, thanks for commenting and the suggesting my man! 🤝

[@jdx1687]

@@misterDjayMDJ a playlist of the album is on my channel

[@jdx1687]

@@misterDjayMDJ here’s the link to the playlist kzbin.info/aero/PL16nZHjbgHOEBm2dM5r0FQDkBvuw96E47

[@jdx1687]

@@misterDjayMDJ will you also do a video about Bobby Brown’s unreleased album from 1990 called Mystical Magic ?

[@misterDjayMDJ]

The Mystical Magic video is next! 🔥

[@VIRGOLEGACY]

Never so much had I wanted to hear an album that never existed lol recently Ralph did an interview where he was asked about the living in a dream album he gave a brief description of what it would have sounded like but that the tapes got destroyed 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

Bobby just had 1 hot album and sound at the right time , Bel Biv DeVoe only had 1 hot single at the right time , but Ralph was the most talented with the most unique voice and he always had the most potential , It was just never fully realized , and he probably sacrificed alot of early solo opportunity to not dissapoint the group or make them feel left behind.

[@godcentricimagery1581]

Bobby album bobby his 3rd did well with humpin get away and other songs it wasn't as big as don't be cruel but it still did well. But bobby focused more on supporting Whitney. Now BBD and JG next albums definitely didn't do as well

[@threestrong03]

EXCELLENT!

[@jdx1687]

I hope one day the unreleased album gets leaked so the fans can hear the full project that was shelved

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Apparently, one of the original tapes was stolen from Ralph’s mother’s house in Boston. And any other copies were destroyed when the MCA headquarters was burned down in 2008. Very unlikely that we’ll ever hear it.

[@jdx1687]

@@misterDjayMDJ hopefully a copy is found someday though that would be very unlikely One can only hope something is found at least

[@potstarx4125]

I wonder how much points he got off the "Dont Be Cruel" album...hes definitely the definition of being humble 💯

[@regularguyfixes3142]

Ralph might have been gonna do that two dancer style but hip hop had been doing that. Big daddy Kane, rakim, of course Kid N Play did the rapping and dancing since 85 86. So maybe he got it from hip hop. Looks like hammer got his whole style from New Edition and Bobby. Of course they were all inspired by temptations and James brown performances.

[@Aubrey187]

I love Ralph ❤🎉

[@Dollakas]

Pure facts & I totally agree

[@sportcoatjoditv7148]

Lately I've been listening to albums to see what songs I don't really like to free up space in my phone. And I can honestly say I like all 14 songs on the album. That album is amazingly underrated.

[@pCOCKPRO11]

What album?

[@sportcoatjoditv7148]

@@pCOCKPRO11 Ralph tresvants "self titled " album !

[@pCOCKPRO11]

@SPORT COAT JODI TV ok. JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS'S work. Even one track was from MICHAEL JACKSON. RALPH dropped the ball by wanting to do the writing on his second album and that's why it's not a good album. He was winning.

[@marvin469]

@@pCOCKPRO11 stone cold gentleman/do what I gotta do/LAST NIGHT /I love u/alright now/love hurts/sensitivity /she's my love thang 🔥. Man u made me pull out my CD . Bruh that album had some heat on it: some serious heat. It had some fillers too but 🔥

[@pCOCKPRO11]

@Marvin right. I love it. Found it for 10$ at a record store. I just hate the fact that he wanted to direct his second album..... big mistake. You got JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS in your corner. WTF RALPH LOVE HURTS & ALRIGHT NOW are my favorite tracks. My girl used to love "I LOVE YOU"

[@marionhope7506]

RT is still pretty young MAYBE he can bless us with this long time in the making album yet?!? …You never know!🤔💭

[@messiah1506]

Yo the music on this channel is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@madrizz01]

exactly........ There would be no New Edition without Ralph. His vocals are the signature sound.......

[@djyepyep209]

I'd remembr in the miniseries that Disney offered Ralph a $6,000,000 contract. I always wondered how his career turned out if he accepted that deal

[@misterDjayMDJ]

I’m not sure if whatever label he was in talks with at the time was called Disney. Disney started Hollywood records in 1990. But either way, it would’ve been a big deal because it was practically tradition for the lead singer of a group to go solo. All eyes would’ve been on Ralph especially since 1987 was a grey area for music until Bad and Sign of the Times came out. He would’ve had that lane to establish himself for sure.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

Would’ve been a breach of his contract with MCA if he did that. The only place he would’ve been able to start was MCA. Or whatever label was interested in him at the time would’ve had to buy him out of his contract with MCA, and then he would’ve been in debt to that new label. Pros and cons to both scenarios.

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

@@misterDjayMDJ been rewatching your NE videos over the past week and rewatched the NE Story too. Theoretically, the best if not only time Ralph could've been selfish and did his own thing was when Maurice offered him a solo deal. He probably would've blown up with a solo album rather than the Candy Girl album. However, there's no telling how far he would've gone because it all depends on if he would've gotten taken advantage of with his first contract and moved to another label. On top of that, I LOVE how you mentioned the breach of contact if he jumped at the Disney deal with 6 million bucks because Ralph's hands were tied. Disney (or whatever label it was) would've had to pull a Jump & Shoot by attempting to buy Ralph out of his MCA deal (like J&S did with Maurice's contract) which could've been a disaster by putting him into a deep hole of debt; AGAIN. Even though it stinks for Ralph, everything happened the way it was meant to happen. It's just sad that the person who seemed the most destined for a solo career sadly had the least successful solo run out of the rest of the group.

[@misterDjayMDJ]

@OurKindofEntertainment it’s crazy you say that because since I’ve made that video I wonder how different it would be if I made it again today versus back then. Because my thoughts on Living In A Dream are a bit different now having done since I started making the album retrospective videos.

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

@@misterDjayMDJ Yeah, I actually looked at A Closer Look for the first time last night because I didn't even know that Ralph interview existed! Heck, I'd welcome a redo of this video because as bad as I feel for Ralph; there was just so much he couldn't do even IF he wanted to as a solo artist because of bad contracts and debt. I never even thought about Bobby getting removed from the group being a blessing for him because he wasn't burdened with the $500k debt each member of the group found themselves in with MCA due to helping them get out of their contract with Jump & Shoot. Living In The Dream could've been a time for Ralph's solo break pre-Heartbreak considering the group was sitting around for a couple of years anyway after Under The Blue Moon anyway. You'd think MCA would welcome Ralph's solo record to encourage more hype for Heartbreak because I'm surprised it only sold 2 million records. Although, if the record did VERY well then I could see them more focused on a 2nd Ralph album OR the album would've fed Ralph via sales and tours for YEARS like Don't Be Cruel did for Bobby! Johnny would've still come to MCA as a solo artist, BUT Bivens' insistence of him joining the group might've saved NE from getting dropped considering it was said the label wasn't interested in a non-Ralph version of the group. However, Johnny might've been the deciding factor in that. I think I feel bad for Ralph mostly due to the backlash from the BBD members who should've been far more grateful to him because he did what he could to get the people working on the NE records to give them a little more than the crumbs on an album. That part of the NE backstory makes me hurt from him more than the lack of major wins as a solo artist because these fellas were supposed to be brothers. BBD banded against Ralph instead of the higher ups who actually made the calls of who sang what on which albums! As I said, things worked out the way they were supposed to. It's just a shame that arguably the most selfless person in NE got the short end of the stick in the longrun. Bobby won because he WAS selfish, the BBD members all had their success and Johnny doesn't really count since he didn't come into NE until after the chaos had already been established. Sure, Ralph sang lead on MOST of the NE records. However, the bad contracts they signed and whatnot weren't necessary a way for Ralph to cash in on his time as the lead singer...

[@roselewis1707]

Don’t get me wrong I love the entire group but my favorite has always been Ralph T

[@FlyiDCG]

So you found the lost interview with NEHistorian! A lot of this audio from Ralph is from that interview but NEHistorian deleted it. This was way before the NE series.

[@fade2black1982]

Damn...I really wanna know how far Ralph could have taken that sound (instead of Bobby).

[@RoSR]

Do what I gotta do is one of my favorites.

[@NYCKZ360]

Damn I wanna hear that Ralph album.

[@r.lamont8120]

I think Bobby's first album was cool, it was an edge NE type but his second album he leaned into the bad boy style. Ralph was too smooth for and Ralph's first solo album was a masterpiece.

[@charlita25]

Nice 👍🏾 💯

[@roselewis1707]

Thank you for this

[@mkb5984]

What about Rizzwafaire..? I purchased that CD recently on the low but have yet to play it..

[@ediamonds366]

thank you we do need a Ralph Movie All about RT

[@FlyiDCG]

Alot of what Ralph told NEHISTORIAN was only covered in 3 scenes from the movie. The part with jherl and Ralph being the most important one. Ralph was denied the solo project by MCA(Jherl) because technically MCA didn't have a NE project yet. Jump & Shoot had that production deal but MCA didn't eat from NE until King of Stage.

[@pensiveczar2239]

The narrative about Bobby's leaving the group changes every other season. First he quit...then he was kicked out...now he was half fired and half quit. It seems like whenever Bobby is back with them, the back story favors him. Whenever he's not there, the story is that he was a troublemaker and had to go. I'm tempted to believe that his behavior put him on extremely thin ice, and that if he did walk away it was probably because he knew he was about to get the ax.

[@vickiehurt2665]

Ralph, Mike, and Ronnie oh so fine!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@adderallchronicles18]

Great video !!

[@Dequan1of1]

Bobby sung lead on jealous girl as well

[@sarahsmiles7384]

Next time I get the chance to talk to him I have a really good question to ask him.

[@gerardgreen538]

Ralph did himself a disservice by saleing himself short, but I love that about the brother, he’s so unselfish, but I will say this if Ralph would have left the group as oppose to Bobby, NewEdition would’ve been done, to me Ralph has always been the one that makes that thing work, yes all the other members did better than him on there soli projects but non of those solo projects out last NE so at the end of the day, no Ralph no NE, it works through him period !!

[@kuahmelallah]

I think things went the way they should have as it created a full 6-man crew of 4 strong, viable acts. Jam & Lewis suggested the BBD premise and it worked, with that album having 4 crazy singles. I just wish the NE Crew didn't mess with the drugs.

[@mlfitness67]

I remember that watching that