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| Blackstreet | |
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| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | New jack swing, R&B, hip hop soul, pop, dance |
| Years active | 1992- present |
| Label(s) | Interscope (1994-1999) DreamWorks (2002-2004) TR Music Group (2008-present) |
| Members | |
| Teddy Riley Chauncey Hannibal Mark Middleton Eric Williams |
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| Former members | |
| Joseph Stonestreet Levi Little Dave Hollister Terrell Phillips J-Stylz |
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BLACKstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1992 by Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. The band members are: Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Mark Middleton, and Eric Williams. The former members of BLACKstreet are Joseph Stonestreet, Levi Little, Dave Hollister, Terrell Phillips,and J-Stylz who replaced Chauncey in 2006 but left the group and Chauncey returned. Their debut album, BLACKstreet, was a moderate success due to the singles "Booti Call" and "Before I Let You Go", both 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.
BLACKstreet has also collaborated with Jay-Z on his single "The City is Mine".
The debut single from their third album, "Girlfriend/Boyfriend", a collaboration with Janet Jackson featuring Ja Rule and Eve -- BLACKstreet finally had a top ten album with Finally. But personnel shifts wrecked the group and contributed to the relative failure of Finally (1999 in music) and BLACKstreet soon broke up. After rumors of legal action and a preemptive countersuit, the group re-banded and released Level II in 2003 (see 2003 in music).
In 2006 the group was a part of the New Jack Reunion Tour with Teddy Riley, Mark Middleton, Eric Williams, and new member J-Stylz who replaced Chauncey Hannibal who left the group to sign with Busta Rhymes label Flipmode Records as a solo artist.
J-Stylz also left the group and Blackstreet used a temporary fill-in named J-Remy. In late 2008 the Another Level lineup of Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Mark Middleton. and Eric Williams have reunited and are working on a new album. Riley has also reunited his other group Guy with the Hall brothers Aaron Hall and Damion Hall and both groups are gonna tour together and release new albums. Dave Hollister rejoined the current lineup at the Core DJ's Event in Atlanta during a show given by both of Riley's groups he sang Before I Let You Go with the four current Blackstreet members and also performed No Diggity with them.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Former Members
- Joseph Stonestreet
- Levi Little
- Dave Hollister
- Terrell Phillips
- J-Stylz
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Notes | |||
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| US | UK | GER | CAN | |||
| 1994 | Blackstreet | 52 | 35 | - | - | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver |
| 1996 | Another Level
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3 | 26 | 47 | 14 | RIAA: 4x Platinum BPI: Gold CRIA: 2x Platinum |
| 1999 | Finally | 9 | 27 | 34 | 11 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| 2003 | Level II
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14 | - | - | - | RIAA: |
| 2003 | No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet
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| 2009 | Back 2 Da BLACKstreets
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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US R&B |
US Dance |
UK
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| 1993 | "Baby Be Mine" | 113 | 17 | – | 37 | Blackstreet |
| 1994 | "Booti Call" | 34 | 14 | – | – | |
| "Before I Let You Go" | 7 | 2 | – | – | ||
| 1995 | "Tonight's The Night" | 80 | 27 | – | – | |
| "Joy" | 43 | 12 | – | – | ||
| "U Blow My Mind" | – | – | – | 39 | ||
| 1996 | "No Diggity" | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | Another Level |
| 1997 | "Never Gonna Let You Go" A | - | 15 | – | – | |
| "The Lord Is Real (Time Will Reveal)" A | - | 68 | – | – | ||
| "Don't Leave Me" A | 12 | 1 | – | 6 | ||
| "Fix" | 58 | 17 | – | 7 | ||
| "(Money Can't) Buy Me Love" | - | - | – | 18 | ||
| 1998 | "I Can't Get You (Outta My Mind)" (featuring Lamenga Kafi and Beverly Crowder) A | - | 54 | – | – | |
| 1999 | "Take Me There" (featuring Mýa, Mase, and Blinky Blink) | 14 | 10 | – | 7 | Finally |
| "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" | 47 | 17 | – | 11 | ||
| "Think About You" | - | 51 | – | – | ||
| 2002 | "Wizzy Wow" (featuring Mystikal) | – | 108 | - | 37 | Level II |
| 2003 | "Deep" | – | 51 | – | – | |
A Did not chart on the Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed here represents Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts data.
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