Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1992 by Thomas R. Taliaferro Jr., Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy, and Chauncey Hannibal. Chaun . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1992 by Thomas R. Taliaferro Jr., Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy, and Chauncey Hannibal. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under contract with Taliaferro and were merged with Joseph Stonestreet into what became Blackstreet featuring Teddy Riley. The current members are, Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Dave Hollister, Kermit Quinn, and J-Stylz. The original lineup released their first single in 1993 on the soundtrack to the movie CB4 starring Chris Rock titled "Baby Be Mine" produced by Teddy Riley. Stonestreet however left the group shortly after the single was released due to personal differences with Riley and was replaced by Dave Hollister. Their debut album, Blackstreet, was a moderate success due to the singles "Booti Call", "Before I Let You Go", and "Joy" - two of the three songs were Top 40 hits ("Before I Let You Go" hit the Top 10). The follow-up, 1996's Another Level (see 1996 in music) was a breakthrough success due to the top single "No Diggity" (with Dr. Dre), which was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, along with the Top 40 hit "Don't Leave Me". Another Level eventually went four times platinum in the United States and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 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. The success of Another Level would also land them a spot on New Edition's 1997 Home Again reunion tour.

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