*The life story of Michael Bivins will be told in a new documentary on the streaming channel ALLBLK. “The Hustle of @617MikeBiv” details the kid from Roxbury, Massachusetts’s Orchard Projects who dreamed of playing in the NBA, but due to his popularity as a baller was asked to join the legendary group New Edition.
“I did what I had to do, and I did it by any means necessary,” Bivins says in the trailer. It goes on to provide an overview of the highs and lows of Bivins’ career. Interviews with fellow New Edition members Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Johnny Gill, Ronnie DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant are featured.
“He was popular on his side and on my side of the projects,” Brown says in the trailer.
Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Doug E. Fresh, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Quincy Jones, Magic Johnson, and Russell Simmons also weigh in on Bivins’ career.
Watch the trailer below:
The 54-year-old singer, entrepreneur, and music executive co-founded spinoff group Bell Biv DeVoe with Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe and signed Boyz II Men to a record deal.
His wife, Teasha L. Bivins, is among the executive producers of the documentary. Producers include Bivins’ mom Shirley Bivins, his older sister Tanya Bivins, along with Yvonne McNair, and Brooke Payne.
“The Hustle of @617MikeBiv” premieres Aug. 24 on ALLBLK and will encore on WE tv Thursday, Oct. 5.
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