Above the Rim (song)

ReleasedMay 25, 1993 (1993-5-25)^[1]

Recorded1992–93

Genre

• New jack swing
• hip hop

Length3:37

"Above the Rim"
Single by Bell Biv DeVoe
from the album Hootie Mack
Released	May 25, 1993 (1993-5-25)[1]
Recorded	1992–93
Genre	New jack swing hip hop
Length	3:37
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Bell Biv DeVoe Mark Wilson Rico Anderson[2]
Producer(s)	Rico Anderson[3]
Bell Biv DeVoe singles chronology
"Gangsta" (1993) "Above the Rim" (1993) "Something in Your Eyes" (1993)

"Above the Rim" is a song co-written^[2] 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").^[4] The song contains a sample of "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions^[5] and "Blind Alley" by The Emotions.^[6] and it peaked at #81 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1993.^[7]