Next - Too Close 🎯

Group member Terry Brown recalled a conversation with several women at a club who were complaining about guys "getting out of hand" while dancing.

The most famous line— "I feel a little poke coming through on you" —leaves little to the imagination once the context is understood. Musical Composition & Production next - too close

While many 90s kids grew up singing along to the catchy hook, the song explicitly describes a man experiencing a physical reaction (an erection) while grinding with a partner on the dance floor. Group member Terry Brown recalled a conversation with

The song features uncredited vocals from Vee of the R&B duo Koffee Brown, who provides the "female perspective" in the call-and-response sections, telling the man to "step back". Chart Performance & Legacy The song features uncredited vocals from Vee of

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The song famously samples the upbeat rhythm of Kurtis Blow’s "Christmas Rappin'" , though producer Kay Gee has noted they played much of the instrumentation live to "bring that same magic back in the '90s".

The concept for the song didn't come from a deep studio session but from a real-life observation at a nightclub.