Blackstreet
Biography
One of the top R&B vocal groups of the '90s, Blackstreet was founded by singer, producer, and new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley after the breakup of his seminal trio Guy. Riley had taken a few years to concentrate on his booming production career, which saw him working with Wreckx-N-Effect, Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson, and SWV, among others. His itch to get back in the performing arena resulted in the formation of Blackstreet in 1994, which included singers Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, Levi Little, and Joe Stonestreet in addition to Riley. Stonestreet was replaced by Dave Hollister prior to the recording of the group's self-titled debut album, which appeared in the spring of 1994. On the strength of "Before I Let You Go," a Top Five hit on the R&B charts, Blackstreet was a platinum-selling hit even without much crossover exposure. Two more singles from the album, "Booti Call" and "Joy," were minor hits as well.Hollister subsequently left for a solo career and Little exited as well; their replacements were Mark Middleton and Eric Williams. The new additions helped set the stage for Blackstreet's pop breakthrough with 1996's Another Level.
Selected Discography
20th Century Masters: The Best Of Blackstreet The Millennium Collection
2004
No Diggity
2003
Level II (Explicit)
2003
Finally
1999
Another Level
1996
Blackstreet
1994
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i like the way you work it, kno diggity kno doubt i gotta bag it up ;) . . . . . . . ollimaraj |
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THIS IS GOOD MUSIC YALL!!!! GOOD LOVE SONGS THAT REALLY MEANT SOMETHING AND NOT JUST TALK........ W O U L D YALL AGREE WITH R.KELLY AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ( O L D S C H O O L STUFF) YES OR NO? OKAY LET ME KNOW YOUR VERDICT LATER!!!! PEACE YALL!!!
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Teddy Riley was the man in the 90's......Bl a c k s t r e e t , SWV, Mary J., Guy.......I love the New Jack Swing Era.
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this albun brings back so many memories "wow" they need to do a reuion 4 REAL.
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Mmmm Blackstreet. Great group but I like Teddy Riley. Where did you go brah?
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I love Black Street.. seems like when I was going through something, they always played the RIGHT Song!
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there the best!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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What!! "Blackstreet " All these years I was up on them, Before I let u go was hotttt!!!! and I thought they name was Black Streak. Looooolooooo l o o o l ! ! ! . . . I love them.
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I remember some serious moments to some of their songs like "Before I let you go" and so on...WOW
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I have a t-shirt from the '96 Bayou Classic in New Orleans that says "No diggety, no doubt!"..LOL . . I used to love that shirt! The only reason I bought it was because of the No diggety line on it.. :) Blackstreet love right there!
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Love this group! They are off the chain..I love both "versions" of the group too--the one with Dave Hollister (first album) and then the "version" with Mark and Eric..All these brothers can sing! I mean every single member--OMG! Well with the exeception of Teddy Riley..But we all know he wasnt in the group to sing--LOL..B u t Teddy's still the bomb too...Love Blackstreet always!
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I love this song its one of my favorites,bl a c k s t r e e t are some good artists.
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I love this artist this use to be a banger when i was in high school i played this cd out.And its still a hit because it brings back alot of great memories
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I dint know Blackstreet made this song(I cant get you out of my mind).
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Almetha says
When you hear any song from them you know is a party going on sonewhere |
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these boys be straight jammin this song will never play out!!!!!! bring back to many memories
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Ooh wee,someone must have been reading my mind.I could not figure out who sang this song.I had been wanting to hear it for a couple of weeks now(Joy).It might be just a coinsidence. I l i k e this song.Im glad it played on my station.Than x Pandora,Ilov e this network.
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I MISS them SO much! I miss Dave Hollister w/them! By the way, he has a nice Gospel CD. The Book of David Vol I, The Transition
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i remember when blackstreet first came out i love slow jams from women ans men
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