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Blackstreet was an American R&B group founded in 1994 by Teddy Riley, a New Jack Swing pioneer known for his work as amember of Guy. The band
members were: Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Eric Williams, and Terrell Philips (and formerly JoeStonestreet, Levi Little, David Hollister, and Mark
Middleton). Their debut album, Blackstreet, was a moderate success due to thesingles “Booti Call” and “Before I Let You Go”, both Top 40 hits
(“Before” hit the Top 10). The follow-up, 1996’s Another Levelwas a breakthrough success due to the top single “No Diggity” (with Dr. Dre), wh ...read more
Blackstreet was an American R&B group founded in 1994 by Teddy Riley, a New Jack Swing pioneer known for his work as amember of Guy. The band
members were: Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Eric Williams, and Terrell Philips (and formerly JoeStonestreet, Levi Little, David Hollister, and Mark
Middleton). Their debut album, Blackstreet, was a moderate success due to thesingles “Booti Call” and “Before I Let You Go”, both Top 40 hits
(“Before” hit the Top 10). The follow-up, 1996’s Another Levelwas a breakthrough success due to the top single “No Diggity” (with Dr. Dre), which was
a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 inNovember 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals,
along with theTop 40 hit “Don’t Leave Me”. Another Level eventually went four times platinum in the United States and peaked at #3 on theBillboard
chart. “No Diggity” is ranked at #91 on Rolling Stone and MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs, while Blackstreet comes in at#214 of the Top 500 Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years. « hide |
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