Despite their shared backgrounds, hip hop and R&B were just suspicious next-door neighbors before Teddy Riley got them doing the nasty to his new jack swing. His days as...
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Hot hip-hop producers Rodney Jerkins and Timbaland may tally up more production credits these days than BLACKstreet frontman Teddy Riley, but the New Jack Swing inventor...
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The title is a not-so-subtle admission that it took a little longer than expected for Blackstreet's third album to hit the shelves. Delays are commonplace in pop music, but...
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"No Diggity" was the clear standout and the track that put Riley back on the map, but several other well-crafted pop-R&B tracks from this album are worth repeated...
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Powered by the massive hit single "No Diggity," Another Level is arguably the finest album created by Teddy Riley, the leader of Blackstreet. Riley has masterminded an album...
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Riley's craftsmanship was well-displayed on his new group's maiden set as well, but he sounded still-enamored of the New Jack sound he'd helped create--a sound whose time,...
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Teddy Riley is an impeccable craftsman and genius of sorts, not to mention a trendsetter. In releasing so much product, however, his music can also occasionally descend into...
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This compilation of the first era of Blackstreet, from its 1994 formation to its 1999 disbanding, does a good job of presenting the highlights of the vocal group's career...
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Teddy Riley's post-Guy group, Blackstreet, are remembered best for their ballads, but their edition of 20th Century Masters offers plenty of evidence they were great with...
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